Total Crime Rate

134.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Waterloo Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Abersychan , and the 86th 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 Waterloo Road (NP4 7HW) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the Abersychan average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (NP4 7HW), the main crime hotspot is near Bluett'S Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

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Data Sources

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