Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rose Cottages area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 98th 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 Rose Cottages (NP4 6TU) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Cottages (NP4 6TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buller Street, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Cottages area

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Data Sources

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