Postcode · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 8TY
How much crime is recorded in NP44 8TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llantarnam & Oakfield
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,139 (2024)
NP44 8TYCwmbran
How safe is NP44 8TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 8TY 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 8TYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order7.04.6
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.