Total Crime Rate

285.2 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 285.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Commercial Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pontnewydd , and the 20th 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 Commercial Street (NP44 1AE) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 170.1% higher than the Pontnewydd average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (NP44 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ty Box Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Street area

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Data Sources

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