Total Crime Rate

174.0 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 174.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Wesley Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaufort , and the 58th 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 Wesley Place (NP23 5JS) in the last 12 months was 174.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Place (NP23 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Coch, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Place area

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Data Sources

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