Total Crime Rate

140.4 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 140.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherds Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Sirhowy , and the 76th 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 Shepherds Close (NP22 4PU) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Close (NP22 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Rhoslan. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherds Close area

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Data Sources

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