Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 135.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawrence Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 6th highest crime rate of 229 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 Lawrence Avenue (NP13 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% higher than the Abertillery and Six Bells average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Avenue (NP13 1SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Barker Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lawrence Avenue area

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Data Sources

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