Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 6WT
How much crime is recorded in NP23 6WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ebbw Vale North & Glyncoed
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
NP23 6WTEbbw Vale
How safe is NP23 6WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 6WT 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
55.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 6WTNational
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Public order15.24.6
Criminal damage and arson15.04.7
Burglary8.69.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other crime4.91.5
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.