Total Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Five Locks Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Pontnewydd , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Torfaen .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Five Locks Road (NP44 1BE) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Pontnewydd average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Five Locks Road (NP44 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenside, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ty Trappa (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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