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Crime in NP4 7UL

How much crime is recorded in NP4 7UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Abersychan
Council
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,293 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP4 7UL

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 7UL 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
By type

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 7ULNational
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
Trend

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.

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