Total Crime Rate

526.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 526.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.2 10/10
  • Public order 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forge Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 7th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Place (NP4 6JD) in the last 12 months was 526.3 per 1,000 residents and was 442.1% higher than the Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 265.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Place (NP4 6JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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