Crime Rates at Elm Close, Trevethin, Pontypool, NP4 8HH

Elm Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 26th 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 Elm Close (NP4 8HH) in the last 12 months was 245.3 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 147.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (NP4 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellevue Close, where police recorded 30 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.