Crime Rate in Fairwater, ward

Fairwater has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 735th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Fairwater in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Torfaen district average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fairwater’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fairwater ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ton Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.