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Crime in NP2 3

How much crime is recorded in NP2 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Population
6,042 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP2 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP2 3, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
71.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NP2 3National
Violence and sexual offences55.523.6
Anti-social behaviour42.110.7
Shoplifting25.08.4
Criminal damage and arson22.74.7
Public order22.44.6
Burglary16.39.1
Other theft9.04.5
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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