Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 7DB
How much crime is recorded in NP4 7DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abersychan
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
NP4 7DBPontypool
How safe is NP4 7DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 7DB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 7DBNational
Violence and sexual offences37.423.6
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Criminal damage and arson18.54.7
Public order12.44.6
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs3.22.4
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.