Total Crime Rate

485.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 485.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.4 10/10
  • Public order 52.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.4 8/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bethcar Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cwm , and the highest crime rate of 229 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 Bethcar Street (NP23 6BB) in the last 12 months was 485.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1469.3% higher than the Cwm average (31.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethcar Street (NP23 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West End Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bethcar Street area

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Data Sources

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