Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Price Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood , and the 29th 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 Price Close (NP4 8LA) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 171.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Price Close (NP4 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Price Close area

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Data Sources

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