Total Crime Rate

117.2 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Leigh Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 97th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (NP4 8JE) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (NP4 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Winstone Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

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Data Sources

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