Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 4JS
How much crime is recorded in NP23 4JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaina & Nantyglo
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,886 (2024)
NP23 4JSEbbw Vale
How safe is NP23 4JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 4JS area, 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
53.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
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).
NP23 4JSNational
Anti-social behaviour45.710.7
Violence and sexual offences38.123.6
Burglary23.79.1
Criminal damage and arson18.84.7
Shoplifting17.78.4
Public order10.24.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Other theft5.14.5
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.