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Crime in NP44 5

How much crime is recorded in NP44 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Population
12,379 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP44 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP44 5, 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Public order8.84.6
Burglary8.79.1
Shoplifting8.68.4
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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.

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