Postcode · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 3BS
How much crime is recorded in NP44 3BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llantarnam & Oakfield
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,980 (2024)
NP44 3BSCwmbran
How safe is NP44 3BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 3BS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3BSNational
Burglary15.59.1
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Public order5.94.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.