Total Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blythe Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 54th highest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blythe Street (NP13 1EP) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythe Street (NP13 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blythe Street area

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Data Sources

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