Total Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbey Grove area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 305 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 Abbey Grove (NP44 3HL) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Grove (NP44 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Fielding Gardens, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Joseph Place (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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