Crime Rate in Cwmtillery, ward

Cwmtillery has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 1307th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cwmtillery in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Blaenau Gwent district average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cwmtillery’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cwmtillery ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barker Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.