Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 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 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Beacon View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaina , and the 54th highest crime rate of 229 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beacon View (NP23 4PD) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% higher than the Blaina average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon View (NP23 4PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cae Glas, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beacon View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beacon View area

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Data Sources

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