Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 7UD
How much crime is recorded in NP4 7UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abersychan
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,293 (2024)
How safe is NP4 7UD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 7UD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 7UDNational
Anti-social behaviour34.010.7
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order6.34.6
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.