Crime Rates at Wainfelin Avenue, Pontypool, NP4 6DP

Wainfelin Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 100th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Torfaen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wainfelin Avenue (NP4 6DP) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wainfelin Avenue (NP4 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merchant'S Hill Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wainfelin Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.