Crime Rate in Trevethin and Penygarn, ward

Trevethin and Penygarn has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Torfaen district and the 3265th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Trevethin and Penygarn in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Torfaen district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Trevethin and Penygarn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 173 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Trevethin and Penygarn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.