Crime Rate in Fairwater, ward

Fairwater has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 2927th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Fairwater in the last 12 months was 76.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Torfaen district average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fairwater’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fairwater ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ton Road, with 61 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.