Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 8DB
How much crime is recorded in NP4 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontypool
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,832 (2024)
NP4 8DBPontypool
How safe is NP4 8DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 74.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 8DB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
74.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
174
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences62.623.6
Anti-social behaviour41.410.7
Burglary21.69.1
Public order20.04.6
Criminal damage and arson18.24.7
Other theft7.14.5
Other crime6.31.5
Shoplifting3.68.4
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.