Postcode district · Tredegar
Crime in NP22
How much crime is recorded in NP22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 24,659 (2024)
NP22Postcode district · Tredegar
How safe is NP22
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP22, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
NP22National
Violence and sexual offences40.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Burglary15.19.1
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Public order12.54.6
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Other theft5.84.5
Shoplifting4.98.4
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.