Crime Rates at Furnace Street, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5NP

Furnace Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaufort , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 229 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 Furnace Street (NP23 5NP) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Beaufort average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnace Street (NP23 5NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Kendall, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Panteg (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.