Crime Rate in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood, ward

Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 2442nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Torfaen district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood’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 Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near St Luke'S Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.