Crime Rate in Cwm, ward

Cwm has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 917th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cwm in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Blaenau Gwent district average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cwm’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cwm ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 8 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Elm Street (4 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.