Blackwood — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Gwent Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Welcome to the Blackwood Neighbourhood Policing Team pages. We are committed to protecting and reassuring you through working with the local community and our partners to tackle local problems. Blackwood is part of the Blackwood Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Contact the team

telephone: 01495 233 966
email: blackwood@gwent.pnn.police.uk

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Gwent Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

120 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (103): ▲ 17 (17%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences41 · 34%
Anti-social behaviour29 · 24%
Criminal damage and arson14 · 12%
Vehicle crime12 · 10%
Public order11 · 9%
Burglary4 · 3%
Shoplifting4 · 3%
Robbery2 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

53 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Investigation complete; no suspect identified28 · 53%
Unable to prosecute suspect16 · 30%
Awaiting court outcome3 · 6%
Local resolution3 · 6%
Further action is not in the public interest1 · 2%
Offender given a caution1 · 2%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Anti-Social Behaviour

Your neighbourhood officers are committed to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) through engagement, collaborative working and problem solving.

Set: 2026-05-27

Shoplifting

Your local neighbourhood officers are targeting shoplifting and other retail crimes through high-visibility policing patrols and by engaging with local retailers. We’re working with colleagues in We Don’t Buy Crime to advise businesses how best to increase security and minimise the risk of offenders returning to their premises. We’ll be visible in the are continuing to work alongside partners at the council.

Set: 2026-05-27