Crime Rate in Brynmawr, ward

Brynmawr has the 7th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 1015th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Brynmawr in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Blaenau Gwent district average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brynmawr’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 301 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brynmawr ward, the main local crime hotspot is near B4248. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.