Crime Rates at Rices Houses, Cwmtillery, Abertillery, NP13 1JR

Rices Houses area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 80th highest crime rate of 232 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 Rices Houses (NP13 1JR) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rices Houses (NP13 1JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Bank, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Gwastad Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.