Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 5EA
How much crime is recorded in NP4 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Griffithstown & Sebastopol
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,431 (2024)
NP4 5EAPontypool
How safe is NP4 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 5EA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Other theft5.34.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.94.6
Shoplifting4.08.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.