Postcode · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 5HS
How much crime is recorded in NP44 5HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
NP44 5HSCwmbran
How safe is NP44 5HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 5HS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5HSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary16.49.1
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.