Postcode sector · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 9
How much crime is recorded in NP44 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 3,596 (2024)
NP44 9Postcode sector · Cwmbran
How safe is NP44 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP44 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
182
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences46.723.6
Shoplifting40.98.4
Anti-social behaviour38.710.7
Burglary28.39.1
Public order16.84.6
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Other theft8.64.5
Drugs4.42.4
Other crime4.31.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.