Total Crime Rate

339.5 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 339.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Public order 69.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Milton Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Fairwater , and the 11th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Close (NP44 3NW) in the last 12 months was 339.5 per 1,000 residents and was 342.3% higher than the Fairwater average (76.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 162.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Close (NP44 3NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenmeadow Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cocker Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Close area

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Data Sources

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