Crime Rates at Snatchwood View, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, NP4 6TZ

Snatchwood View area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 86th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Torfaen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Snatchwood View (NP4 6TZ) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% higher than the Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snatchwood View (NP4 6TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snatchwood Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tan-Y-Coed (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.