Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 8AD
How much crime is recorded in NP4 8AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Inn
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
NP4 8ADPontypool
How safe is NP4 8AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 8AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8ADNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.