Crime Rate in Pontypool Fawr, ward

Pontypool Fawr has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 2970th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontypool Fawr in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Torfaen district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontypool Fawr’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 191 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontypool Fawr ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.