Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Waterworks Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Abersychan , and the 64th highest crime rate of 313 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 Waterworks Lane (NP4 8XR) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the Abersychan average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterworks Lane (NP4 8XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A4043, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Stoney Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterworks Lane area

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Data Sources

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