Crime Rate in Llantarnam, ward

Llantarnam has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 134th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Llantarnam in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% higher than the Torfaen district average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Llantarnam’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 496 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 9 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 700 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Llantarnam ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.