Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 4SU
How much crime is recorded in NP23 4SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bryn-mawr
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
How safe is NP23 4SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 4SU area, well above 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
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 4SUNational
Violence and sexual offences49.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Criminal damage and arson17.84.7
Public order9.04.6
Other theft6.24.5
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.51.5
Drugs3.32.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.