Postcode · Pontypool
Crime in NP4 8LR
How much crime is recorded in NP4 8LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Trefethin & Pen-y-garn
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,722 (2024)
NP4 8LRPontypool
How safe is NP4 8LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 8LR area, well above 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
60.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 8LRNational
Violence and sexual offences54.523.6
Criminal damage and arson17.44.7
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Public order13.24.6
Other theft7.44.5
Burglary6.69.1
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 98% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.