Total Crime Rate

199.2 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 199.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plas Islwyn area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pontnewydd , and the 44th 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 Plas Islwyn (NP44 1NN) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher than the Pontnewydd average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plas Islwyn (NP44 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plas Islwyn area

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Data Sources

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