Total Crime Rate

434.4 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 434.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.5 10/10
  • Public order 94.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Preston Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 10th 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 Preston Street (NP13 1QL) in the last 12 months was 434.4 per 1,000 residents and was 177.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 233.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Street (NP13 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Street area

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Data Sources

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