Total Crime Rate

477.2 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 477.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 235.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hill Top area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Fairwater , and the 8th 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 Hill Top (NP44 3NY) in the last 12 months was 477.2 per 1,000 residents and was 521.7% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Top (NP44 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Top area

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Data Sources

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