# Crime and justice in Blaenau Gwent South east Wales. 67,593 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 109 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Blaenau Gwent, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) ## Is Blaenau Gwent safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blaenau Gwent at a rate of 149.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales. In August 2026 alone, 938 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blaenau Gwent. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,494), anti-social behaviour (2,095) and other crime (1,901). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Blaenau Gwent was 144.8 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Recorded crime rate Blaenau Gwent: **149.1 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blaenau Gwent at a rate of 149.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales. - Against Wales: 1.5 times (96.7 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Blaenau Gwent: **938** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Blaenau Gwent: **2,095** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Blaenau Gwent: **340** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Blaenau Gwent: **1,197** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Blaenau Gwent: **161** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Blaenau Gwent: **1,901** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Blaenau Gwent: **43** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Blaenau Gwent: **304** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Blaenau Gwent: **9** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. Police recorded 9 thefts from the person in Blaenau Gwent in the 12 months to August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Blaenau Gwent: **534** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Blaenau Gwent: **3,494** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Blaenau Gwent. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime#place=W06000019) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/deprivation) (3) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/environment) (6) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/elections) (8) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/sources) (26) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W06000019/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/crime