Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 0BB
How much crime is recorded in NP4 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Usk, Goytre & Llangybi Fawr
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,116 (2024)
NP4 0BBPontypool
How safe is NP4 0BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 0BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NP4 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other theft0.64.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.