Crime Rates at Valley Road, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6LJ

Valley Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaufort , and the 73rd 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 Valley Road (NP23 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Beaufort average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (NP23 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Trehelyg, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glanffrwd Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.