Blaina & Nantyglo
Middle areaNorth east Blaenau Gwent. 9,224 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 64% of people in Blaina & Nantyglo live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blaina & Nantyglo
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blaina & Nantyglo at a rate of 120.6 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 | 388 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 266 |
| Other crime | 185 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 114 |
| Vehicle crime | 55 |
| Shoplifting | 44 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blaina & Nantyglo compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blaina & Nantyglo safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blaina & Nantyglo at a rate of 120.6 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, 109 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blaina & Nantyglo.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (388), anti-social behaviour (266) and other crime (185).
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 Blaina & Nantyglo alone. See Blaenau Gwent
Blaina & Nantyglo in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blaina & Nantyglo was £145,000 in 2025.
Blaina & Nantyglo had 9,097 usual residents at the census.
About 64% of people in Blaina & Nantyglo live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blaina & Nantyglo, 45.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.