Postcode · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 1QA
How much crime is recorded in NP44 1QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,274 (2024)
NP44 1QACwmbran
How safe is NP44 1QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 1QA area, more than double 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
75.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
202
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).
NP44 1QANational
Violence and sexual offences65.323.6
Anti-social behaviour55.510.7
Public order23.64.6
Shoplifting14.08.4
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Other theft11.84.5
Drugs5.02.4
Burglary4.29.1
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.