Total Crime Rate

294.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 294.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Place area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 305 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 Clarence Place (NP4 8AP) in the last 12 months was 294.3 per 1,000 residents and was 663.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Place (NP4 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Place area

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