Crime Rate in Ebbw Vale North, ward

Ebbw Vale North has the 3rd highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 515th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ebbw Vale North in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Blaenau Gwent district average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ebbw Vale North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 288 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 376 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ebbw Vale North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Clos Trehelyg, with 81 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bridge Street (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.