Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Pontnewydd , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 305 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 Cromwell Place (NP44 1PH) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% higher than the Pontnewydd average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Place (NP44 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanbury Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taliesin (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Place area

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Data Sources

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