Total Crime Rate

297.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 297.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ventnor Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Fairwater , and the 17th 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 Ventnor Road (NP44 3JY) in the last 12 months was 297.1 per 1,000 residents and was 287.1% higher than the Fairwater average (76.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ventnor Road (NP44 3JY), the main crime hotspot is near Redbrook Way. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ventnor Road area

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Data Sources

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