Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 5BL
How much crime is recorded in NP4 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Griffithstown & Sebastopol
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
NP4 5BLPontypool
How safe is NP4 5BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 67.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 5BL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
67.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences62.423.6
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Public order13.84.6
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Other crime4.51.5
Drugs3.52.4
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.74.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.