Total Crime Rate

175.2 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 175.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hill Crest View area has the 16th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 57th 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 Hill Crest View (NP13 1LX) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Crest View (NP13 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victor Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley View Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Crest View area

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Data Sources

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