Blaenau Gwent

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Blaenau Gwent.

Population
70,020
People in Employment
27,730 (66.6%)
People Inactive
12,055 (29.0%)
People Unemployed
1,835 (4.4%)
Number Of Jobs
20k
Median Salary
£25,518
Mean Salary
£27,053

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Blaenau Gwent. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Blaenau Gwent

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Tredegar 0 0
Abertillery and Six Bells 0 0
Beaufort 0 0
Blaina 0 0
Brynmawr 0 0
Cwm 0 0
Cwmtillery 0 0
Ebbw Vale North 0 0
Ebbw Vale South 0 0
Georgetown 0 0
Llanhilleth 0 0
Nantyglo 0 0
Rassau and Garnlydan 0 0
Sirhowy 0 0

Crime map for Blaenau Gwent

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-09. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £235,534.31 £154,014.40 £122,720.36 £73,862.57
2022 £219,993.56 £146,505.62 £117,397.20 £71,076.49
2021 £186,837.71 £124,158.05 £99,960.38 £62,216.13
2020 £160,628.44 £107,485.84 £86,303.09 £55,265.56
2019 £155,241.64 £103,629.54 £83,529.86 £54,406.63
2018 £145,576.80 £96,702.05 £78,253.06 £51,463.87
2017 £138,868.55 £91,816.43 £74,852.29 £49,656.68
2016 £132,328.96 £88,317.37 £72,150.48 £47,332.81
2015 £122,435.54 £82,065.49 £67,042.49 £44,422.70
2014 £114,997.68 £77,549.45 £63,833.61 £42,397.66
2013 £115,408.34 £77,736.97 £64,130.66 £42,548.19
2012 £115,264.60 £77,693.64 £64,101.86 £43,119.39
2011 £119,895.73 £79,411.48 £65,155.63 £44,244.78
2010 £123,999.04 £83,277.73 £68,979.29 £46,985.03

Property prices over time for Blaenau Gwent

Showing crimes from 2010 up until September 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
20k
Median Salary
£25,518
Annual Percentage Change
17.1%
Mean Salary
£27,053

Salary comparison between Blaenau Gwent and Wales

See how Blaenau Gwent compares to the rest of Wales. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy 0k £28,138 -5.9% £32,918 -2.0%
Flintshire / Sir y Fflint 55k £27,925 12.5% £32,992 1.1%
Wrexham / Wrecsam 47k £27,678 17.4% £30,188 16.3%
Cardiff / Caerdydd 114k £27,649 12.1% £30,301 9.8%
Conwy / Conwy 39k £27,249 20.0% £29,692 18.2%
Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn 19k £27,191 3.3% £27,368 0.6%
Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr 49k £26,855 12.7% £30,406 16.0%
Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin 59k £26,777 9.5% £29,412 6.0%
Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot 46k £26,468 6.1% £28,520 4.2%
Newport / Casnewydd 55k £26,400 7.4% £28,189 4.7%
Torfaen / Torfaen 31k £26,295 12.5% £29,161 4.9%
Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg 41k £26,236 0.4% £29,561 0.3%
Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro 36k £25,969 9.3% £28,737 2.9%
Ceredigion / Ceredigion 27k £25,885 10.6% £29,859 8.8%
Swansea / Abertawe 77k £25,872 10.2% £27,912 6.4%
Powys / Powys 35k £25,744 15.5% £27,958 13.4%
Caerphilly / Caerffili 64k £25,719 3.8% £28,621 7.7%
Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful 25k £25,009 1.5% £28,179 2.5%
Rhondda Cynon Taf / Rhondda Cynon Taf 83k £24,485 5.9% £27,239 5.6%
Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych 31k £23,514 6.8% £24,859 3.3%
Gwynedd / Gwynedd 35k £22,554 13.5% £26,382 14.1%

See how Blaenau Gwent compares to other areas in Wales

Number of businesses by industry for Blaenau Gwent

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
20 140 210 90 45 160 105 130 30 25 25 85 85 5 15 55 100