Total Crime Rate
251.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plas Newydd Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cwm , and the 28th 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 Plas Newydd Court (NP23 6EA) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 228.3% higher than the Cwm average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plas Newydd Court (NP23 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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