Crap Towns / Blaenavon / Crime

How much crime is there in Blaenavon?

The police recorded 111 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blaenavon from September 2023 to August 2026, 46% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 57.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 113, down from 118 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	118	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	102	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	113	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	57.2	34.1
Public order	19.0	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	16.4	7.0
Other theft	4.4	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.9	3.8
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Other crime	2.8	2.0
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Shoplifting	0.8	7.1
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Tredegar	11.1 km	132
Abertillery	5.4 km	121
Brynmawr	6.8 km	119
Ebbw Vale	9.2 km	115
Blaenavon	–	111
Abergavenny	7.4 km	110
Bargod	14.1 km	102
Pontypool	10.0 km	94.0
Abersychan	4.7 km	86.8
Newbridge	12.0 km	72.5
Oakdale	11.9 km	43.3
The typical town	–	76.2