Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 5HS
How much crime is recorded in NP4 5HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Griffithstown & Sebastopol
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
How safe is NP4 5HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 5HS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 5HSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Shoplifting16.58.4
Burglary10.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 63% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.