Total Crime Rate

155.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 155.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Station Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Sirhowy , and the 11th 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 Station Cottages (NP22 3SP) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 185.6% higher than the Sirhowy average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Cottages (NP22 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes Morgan (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Station Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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