Crime Rates at Hillside Drive, Cwmfields, Pontypool, NP4 5SE

Hillside Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Torfaen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Drive (NP4 5SE) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Drive (NP4 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penyrheol Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.