Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 88th 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 The Square (NP13 2AB) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (NP13 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pantddu Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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