Gwent Police

Crime in Blackwood

Street-level crime statistics for Blackwood based on official UK Police data. Updated August 2025.

Data covers February 2023 – August 2025 1,329 crimes in last 12 months

12 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,329 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑3.1% vs Previous 12 Months

12/100 Safety Score

73.3% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 1,329 total crimes recorded in Blackwood

Violent Crime

400

Anti-Social Behaviour

328

↑21%

Public Order

162

Shoplifting

138

↓19%

Criminal Damage & Arson

138

↑55%

Other Theft

↑23%

Vehicle Crime

↓43%

Drugs

↓8%

Burglary

↓21%

Other Crime

↓11%

Possession of Weapons

Robbery

↓60%

Theft from Person

↓33%

Bicycle Theft

↑100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Blackwood

02/23

111

03/23

04/23

111

05/23

06/23

107

07/23

101

08/23

09/23

110

10/23

123

11/23

12/23

01/24

02/24

112

03/24

04/24

115

05/24

106

06/24

142

07/24

132

08/24

09/24

104

10/24

103

11/24

134

12/24

152

01/25

02/25

03/25

111

04/25

144

05/25

06/25

109

07/25

120

08/25

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Blackwood (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Blackwood

August 2025 120 crimes July 2025 109 crimes June 2025 95 crimes May 2025 144 crimes April 2025 111 crimes March 2025 94 crimes February 2025 83 crimes January 2025 152 crimes December 2024 134 crimes November 2024 103 crimes October 2024 104 crimes September 2024 80 crimes August 2024 132 crimes July 2024 142 crimes June 2024 106 crimes May 2024 115 crimes April 2024 95 crimes March 2024 112 crimes February 2024 89 crimes January 2024 97 crimes December 2023 89 crimes November 2023 123 crimes October 2023 110 crimes September 2023 79 crimes August 2023 101 crimes July 2023 107 crimes June 2023 93 crimes May 2023 111 crimes April 2023 91 crimes March 2023 111 crimes February 2023 75 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Gwent Police

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: August 2025. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.