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Crime in NP4 9HD

How much crime is recorded in NP4 9HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Blaenavon
Council
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,386 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP4 9HD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP4 9HD 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
54.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 9HDNational
Violence and sexual offences44.323.6
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Criminal damage and arson17.94.7
Public order12.14.6
Burglary8.99.1
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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