Postcode sector · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP3 2
How much crime is recorded in NP3 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 3,815 (2024)
NP3 2Postcode sector · Ebbw Vale
How safe is NP3 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP3 2, 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
NP3 2National
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Public order7.94.6
Burglary6.39.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.