Postcode · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP23 7SD
How much crime is recorded in NP23 7SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ebbw Vale South & Cwm
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
NP23 7SDEbbw Vale
How safe is NP23 7SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP23 7SD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7SDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.