Sirhowy
Middle areaNorth west Blaenau Gwent. 6,583 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 15% of people in Sirhowy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sirhowy
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sirhowy at a rate of 152.7 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 | 314 |
| Other crime | 222 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 197 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 128 |
| Vehicle crime | 62 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sirhowy compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sirhowy safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sirhowy at a rate of 152.7 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, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sirhowy.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (314), other crime (222) and anti-social behaviour (197).
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 Sirhowy alone. See Blaenau Gwent
Sirhowy in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sirhowy was £171,500 in 2025.
Sirhowy had 6,660 usual residents at the census.
About 15% of people in Sirhowy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sirhowy, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.