Abertillery South & Llanhilleth
Middle areaSouth east Blaenau Gwent. 6,866 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth at a rate of 113.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 149.1 per 1,000 people across Blaenau Gwent.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 323 |
| Other crime | 164 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 114 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 94 |
| Vehicle crime | 43 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Abertillery South & Llanhilleth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Abertillery South & Llanhilleth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth at a rate of 113.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 149.1 per 1,000 people across Blaenau Gwent.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (323), other crime (164) and anti-social behaviour (114).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Blaenau Gwent
These figures are published for the whole of Blaenau Gwent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blaenau Gwent and not Abertillery South & Llanhilleth alone. See Blaenau Gwent
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth was £125,000 in 2025.
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth had 6,665 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Abertillery South & Llanhilleth, 81.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.