Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Elmhurst Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 90th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmhurst Close (NP4 8EB) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmhurst Close (NP4 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winstone Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barn Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmhurst Close area

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Data Sources

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