Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waunddu area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 313 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 Waunddu (NP4 6QZ) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 430.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waunddu (NP4 6QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waunddu area

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Data Sources

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