Blaenau Gwent 008C
NeighbourhoodEast Blaenau Gwent. 1,429 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Blaenau Gwent 008C is in decile 7.
How Blaenau Gwent 008C compares
Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blaenau Gwent 008C safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blaenau Gwent 008C at a rate of 100.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 165.2 per 1,000 people across Abertillery North & Cwmtillery.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blaenau Gwent 008C.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (61), criminal damage and arson (28) and anti-social behaviour (25).
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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Blaenau Gwent and not Blaenau Gwent 008C alone. See Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent 008C in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blaenau Gwent 008C was £140,000 in 2025.
Blaenau Gwent 008C had 1,440 usual residents at the census.
In Blaenau Gwent 008C, 74.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Blaenau Gwent 008C, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.