Crime Rate in Sirhowy, ward

Sirhowy has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 3084th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Sirhowy in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Blaenau Gwent district average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sirhowy’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sirhowy ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Rhoslan, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sirhowy Court (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.