Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 8DS
How much crime is recorded in NP4 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Trefethin & Pen-y-garn
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,737 (2024)
NP4 8DSPontypool
How safe is NP4 8DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 8DS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences45.323.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Criminal damage and arson18.44.7
Public order12.74.6
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.71.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.