Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Newport Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 313 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 Newport Road (NP44 3AE) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Llanfrechfa and Ponthir average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (NP44 3AE), the main crime hotspot is near Ty Coch Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

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Data Sources

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