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Crime in Blaenau Gwent by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,853crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Cwmlowest rate76.6 per 1,000 a year
165.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Carmeltown (-28%), Rassau (-22%) and Glyn-coed (-11%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Six BellsNP13 · 3,634 residents 237.8▲ 6%violence
2NantygloNP23 · 11,136 residents 216.6▲ 11%violence
3WinchestownNP23 · 7,246 residents 208.7▲ 25%violence
4TredegarNP22 · 17,738 residents 199.8▲ 14%violence
5Garn FachNP23 · 2,643 residents 193.7▲ 19%anti-social behaviour
6SwffrydNP11 · 2,844 residents 187.1▲ 11%violence
7Beaufort HillNP23 · 5,290 residents 185.3▲ 26%violence
8AberbeegNP13 · 1,525 residents 173.1▲ 40%violence
9BrynmawrNP23 · 12,229 residents 171.4▲ 17%violence
10CwmtilleryNP13 · 4,448 residents 167.3▲ 8%violence
11AbertilleryNP13 · 10,877 residents 165.9▲ 5%violence
12Glyn-coedNP23 · 8,431 residents 160.4▼ 11%violence
13Ebbw ValeNP23 · 23,542 residents 153.6▲ 3%violence
14Nant-y-BwchNP22 · 4,264 residents 149.2▼ 9%violence
15BrynithelNP13 · 4,472 residents 134.2▲ 43%violence
16BeaufortNP23 · 6,695 residents 130.8▼ 9%violence
17LlanhillethNP13 · 4,472 residents 129.7▲ 42%violence
18RassauNP23 · 6,759 residents 124.9▼ 22%violence
19BlainaNP13 · 7,197 residents 122.8▲ 11%violence
20CarmeltownNP23 · 8,365 residents 112.4▼ 28%violence
21CwmcelynNP13 · 4,516 residents 109.8▼ 2%violence
22CwmNP23 · 2,508 residents 76.60%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Blaenau Gwent have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Cwm, Cwmcelyn, Carmeltown, Blaina and Rassau.

Which areas of Blaenau Gwent have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Six Bells, Nantyglo, Winchestown, Tredegar and Garn Fach.

Is crime going up or down in Blaenau Gwent?

Across Blaenau Gwent, 2,853 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.