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Crime in NP4 8BS

How much crime is recorded in NP4 8BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Trefethin & Pen-y-garn
Council
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,883 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP4 8BS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 8BS 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8BSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Public order5.94.6
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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