Total Crime Rate

225.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 5th highest crime rate of 229 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (NP13 1DF) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 317.4% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (NP13 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in King Street area

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Data Sources

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