Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ashvale area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Sirhowy , and the 68th highest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashvale (NP22 3RU) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Sirhowy average (136.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 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 Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashvale (NP22 3RU), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashvale area

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Data Sources

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