Crime Rate in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir, ward

Llanfrechfa and Ponthir has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 3494th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Torfaen district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Llanfrechfa and Ponthir’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Llanfrechfa and Ponthir ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stokes Court, with 7 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Moyle Grove (2 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.