Crime Rate in Brynmawr, ward

Brynmawr has the 6th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 2418th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Brynmawr in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Blaenau Gwent district average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brynmawr’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brynmawr ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Aneurin Place, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hatter Street (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.