Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 5WT
How much crime is recorded in NP23 5WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ebbw Vale North & Glyncoed
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,626 (2024)
NP23 5WTEbbw Vale
How safe is NP23 5WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 5WT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 5WTNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.510.7
Burglary18.49.1
Vehicle crime15.93.5
Public order11.14.6
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Shoplifting7.48.4
Other theft5.64.5
Other crime3.81.5
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.