Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brynawel area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaufort , and the 67th 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 Brynawel (NP23 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Beaufort average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brynawel (NP23 4RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Crest (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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