Crime Rate in Nantyglo, ward

Nantyglo has the 5th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 1639th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Nantyglo in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Blaenau Gwent district average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nantyglo’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Nantyglo ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Blaina Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.