Total Crime Rate

596.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 596.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 188.2 10/10
  • Public order 70.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 5th highest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Street (NP13 1DL) in the last 12 months was 596.1 per 1,000 residents and was 281.2% higher than the Abertillery and Six Bells average (156.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 286.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Street (NP13 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Street area

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Data Sources

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