Total Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mount Pleasant Cottages area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 229 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant Cottages (NP13 1BP) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Abertillery and Six Bells average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant Cottages (NP13 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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