Crime Rate in Sirhowy, ward

Sirhowy has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 813th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Sirhowy in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Blaenau Gwent district average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sirhowy’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 279 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 Drugs ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 377 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sirhowy ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rhoslan. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.