Crime Rate in Ebbw Vale South, ward

Ebbw Vale South has the 2nd highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 499th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ebbw Vale South in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Blaenau Gwent district average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ebbw Vale South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 327 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ebbw Vale South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.