Postcode · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 3LR
How much crime is recorded in NP44 3LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cwmbran
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,202 (2024)
NP44 3LRCwmbran
How safe is NP44 3LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 3LR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 3LRNational
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Burglary17.69.1
Shoplifting13.38.4
Public order10.64.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other crime3.31.5
Other theft3.04.5
Robbery2.71.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.