Crime Rate in Tredegar, ward

Tredegar has the highest crime rate of 14 wards in Blaenau Gwent district and the 275th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Tredegar in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher than the Blaenau Gwent district average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tredegar’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 377 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 506 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tredegar ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.