Total Crime Rate

466.0 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 466.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.1 10/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Lakeside Way area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaina , and the 7th 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 Lakeside Way (NP23 4EN) in the last 12 months was 466.0 per 1,000 residents and was 310.6% higher than the Blaina average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Way (NP23 4EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Glanllyn, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waunheulog (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside Way area

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Data Sources

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