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Crime in NP23 5EB

How much crime is recorded in NP23 5EB, 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)
Crime

How safe is NP23 5EB

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 5EB 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
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 5EBNational
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
Trend

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.

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