Total Crime Rate

171.1 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 171.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heol Rheidol area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaufort , and the 60th 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 Heol Rheidol (NP23 5XL) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Rheidol (NP23 5XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phillips Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen Y Bryn (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Rheidol area

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Data Sources

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