Crime Rate in Abersychan, ward

Abersychan has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 1420th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Abersychan in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Torfaen district average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abersychan’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 291 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 363 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abersychan ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.