Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

King Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaina , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (NP23 4JN) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Blaina average (113.5 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 theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (NP23 4JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brynhyfryd Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

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Data Sources

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