Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 6PP
How much crime is recorded in NP23 6PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ebbw Vale South & Cwm
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,272 (2024)
NP23 6PPEbbw Vale
How safe is NP23 6PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 6PP area, more than double 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
66.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
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 6PPNational
Anti-social behaviour56.210.7
Violence and sexual offences52.223.6
Criminal damage and arson23.64.7
Burglary14.29.1
Public order14.04.6
Shoplifting13.08.4
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.