Postcode · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 1RY
How much crime is recorded in NP44 1RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
NP44 1RYCwmbran
How safe is NP44 1RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 1RY 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 1RYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Criminal damage and arson12.54.7
Public order8.94.6
Burglary5.59.1
Shoplifting5.28.4
Drugs3.22.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.