Total Crime Rate

250.0 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Roch Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 29th 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 Roch Street (NP13 1HH) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roch Street (NP13 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Roch Street. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roch Street area

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Data Sources

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