Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Castle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Georgetown , and the 8th highest crime rate of 229 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 Castle Street (NP22 3DE) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 520.5% higher than the Georgetown average (27.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (NP22 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

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Data Sources

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