Total Crime Rate

574.5 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 574.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 109.9 10/10
  • Public order 53.2 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
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

Clarence Street area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 3rd 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 Clarence Street (NP4 6LG) in the last 12 months was 574.5 per 1,000 residents and was 491.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 198.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (NP4 6LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Park Terrace, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Street area

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Data Sources

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