Crime Rate in Ebbw Vale North, ward

Ebbw Vale North has the 2nd highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 3705th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ebbw Vale North in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Blaenau Gwent district average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ebbw Vale North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ebbw Vale North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Clos Trehelyg, with 28 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Clos Pen Y Cae (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.