Total Crime Rate

782.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 782.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 126.3 10/10
  • Public order 70.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bishops Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cwm , and the 4th 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 Bishops Place (NP23 6LX) in the last 12 months was 782.8 per 1,000 residents and was 923.7% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 237.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Place (NP23 6LX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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