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Crime in NP23

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

Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Population
37,349 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP23

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP23, 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
44.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).

NP23National
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.310.7
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Burglary11.49.1
Public order9.64.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Shoplifting5.08.4
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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