Total Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 156.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hill Crest area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaufort , and the 69th highest crime rate of 232 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 Hill Crest (NP23 4TB) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Beaufort average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Crest (NP23 4TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gurnos Estate, where police recorded 18 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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Crime Over Time in Hill Crest area

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Data Sources

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