Crime Rate in Pontypool Fawr, ward

Pontypool Fawr has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 608th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontypool Fawr in the last 12 months was 153.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Torfaen district average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontypool Fawr’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 406 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 520 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontypool Fawr ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.