Postcode district · Pontypool
Crime in NP4
How much crime is recorded in NP4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 49,901 (2024)
NP4Postcode district · Pontypool
How safe is NP4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
NP4National
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Public order8.64.6
Burglary7.29.1
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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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.