Total Crime Rate

388.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 388.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Upland Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 10th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upland Drive (NP4 8HB) in the last 12 months was 388.2 per 1,000 residents and was 299.8% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 220.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upland Drive (NP4 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upland Drive area

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Data Sources

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