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Crime in NP3 4

How much crime is recorded in NP3 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Population
2,634 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP3 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP3 4, 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
56.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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).

NP3 4National
Violence and sexual offences45.223.6
Anti-social behaviour31.710.7
Criminal damage and arson13.54.7
Burglary13.49.1
Public order12.84.6
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
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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