Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 5EA
How much crime is recorded in NP23 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rassau & Beaufort
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,183 (2024)
How safe is NP23 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 5EA 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
58.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences38.923.6
Burglary22.99.1
Criminal damage and arson22.74.7
Public order17.54.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other crime4.51.5
Possession of weapons4.40.9
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.24.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.