Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 5LY
How much crime is recorded in NP23 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ebbw Vale North & Glyncoed
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
NP23 5LYEbbw Vale
How safe is NP23 5LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 5LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order4.24.6
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs0.72.4
Burglary0.79.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.