Total Crime Rate

155.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 155.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lakeside Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaina , and the 10th 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 Lakeside Avenue (NP23 4EE) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 289.5% higher than the Blaina average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Avenue (NP23 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Waunheulog. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside Avenue area

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Data Sources

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