Total Crime Rate

257.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 257.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waundeg area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Sirhowy , and the 25th highest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waundeg (NP22 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 257.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waundeg (NP22 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waundeg area

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Data Sources

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