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Crime in NP23 7

How much crime is recorded in NP23 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Population
2,583 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP23 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP23 7, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary8.89.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.74.6
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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