Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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
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

Poppy Field Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Torfaen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppy Field Avenue (NP44 3DD) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Llanfrechfa and Ponthir average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Field Avenue (NP44 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Field Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poppy Field Avenue area

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Data Sources

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