Crime Rate in Pontnewydd, ward

Pontnewydd has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 3083rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontnewydd in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Torfaen district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontnewydd’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 201 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontnewydd ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Plas Craig. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.