Total Crime Rate

245.3 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 245.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Limekiln Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 26th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limekiln Road (NP4 6TB) in the last 12 months was 245.3 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 147.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limekiln Road (NP4 6TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limekiln Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West End Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limekiln Road area

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Data Sources

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