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Crime in NP23 5BY

How much crime is recorded in NP23 5BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Rassau & Beaufort
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,454 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP23 5BY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 5BY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).

NP23 5BYNational
Burglary19.19.1
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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