Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Avondale Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pontnewydd , and the 102nd 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 Avondale Road (NP44 1UD) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Road (NP44 1UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Yr Glyn, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avondale Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Road area

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Data Sources

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