Postcode district · Ebbw Vale
Crime in NP3
How much crime is recorded in NP3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 7,632 (2024)
NP3Postcode district · Ebbw Vale
How safe is NP3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP3, 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
50.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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).
NP3National
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Burglary11.29.1
Public order11.14.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.84.5
Other crime2.31.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.