Crime in Tredegar
Recorded crime in Tredegar is 1.2 times the Blaenau Gwent average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 25%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Tredegar: about 10,027 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 5.1/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +25%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Blaenau Gwent average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Tredegar.
Crime over 5 years
Up 25% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Tredegar, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Blaenau Gwent average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 117 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 72% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 72% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 38 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Blaenau Gwent (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Blaenau Gwent council area, not only Tredegar. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 222 | 3.3 | Up 20% |
| Cars broken into | 208 | 3.1 | Up 6% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 850 | 12.5 | Down 6% |
| Burglary of homes | 148 | 2.2 | Up 26% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 4.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 51.5 |
| Drugs | 2.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 3.7 |
| Other theft | 8.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.7 |
| Public order | 19.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 7.6 |
Postcode districts in Tredegar
Nearby towns
Council: Blaenau Gwent
Questions about crime in Tredegar
- Is Tredegar a safe place to live?
- Tredegar scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Blaenau Gwent average.
- Is crime going up or down in Tredegar?
- Up 25% over 5 years, from 1,233 recorded crimes a year to 1,536.
- What is the most common crime in Tredegar?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 51 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Tredegar compare with Blaenau Gwent?
- Crime severity in Tredegar is 1.2 times the Blaenau Gwent average.
- How many cars are stolen in Tredegar?
- In Blaenau Gwent, the council area Tredegar is in, the police recorded 222 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.3 per 1,000 residents, up 20% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Tredegar?
- 850 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Blaenau Gwent, the council area Tredegar is in, 12.5 per 1,000 residents, 2.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Tredegar last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Blaenau Gwent, the council area Tredegar is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.