Crime Rate in Blaenavon, ward

Blaenavon has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 3739th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Blaenavon in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% higher than the Torfaen district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blaenavon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blaenavon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ty Fry Close (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.