Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Richmond Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 49th highest crime rate of 229 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (NP13 2PF) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (NP13 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn-Gwyn Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earl Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

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Data Sources

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