Total Crime Rate

307.7 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 307.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Caradoc Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pontnewydd , and the 14th 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 Caradoc Road (NP44 1PF) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 191.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caradoc Road (NP44 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 313 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caradoc Road area

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Data Sources

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