Crime Rate in Pontnewydd, ward

Pontnewydd has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 1564th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontnewydd in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Torfaen district average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontnewydd’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 289 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 389 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontnewydd ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Plas Craig. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.