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Crime in NP44 1PH

How much crime is recorded in NP44 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran
Council
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,474 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP44 1PH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 1PH area, 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).

NP44 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences33.023.6
Other theft13.84.5
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Public order10.94.6
Shoplifting10.88.4
Burglary6.09.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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