Crime Rates at Pretoria Road, Six Bells, Abertillery, NP13 2PS

Pretoria Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abertillery and Six Bells , and the 85th 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 Pretoria Road (NP13 2PS) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pretoria Road (NP13 2PS), 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 Richmond Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.