Postcode · Cwmbran
Crime in NP44 9EQ
How much crime is recorded in NP44 9EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cwmbran
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
How safe is NP44 9EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 85.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP44 9EQ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
85.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
302
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 9EQNational
Shoplifting77.18.4
Violence and sexual offences68.723.6
Anti-social behaviour67.010.7
Burglary50.59.1
Public order25.94.6
Criminal damage and arson17.24.7
Other theft13.84.5
Other crime7.01.5
Drugs6.62.4
Robbery3.31.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.