Crime Rates at Cwmbran, NP44 3QL

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fairwater , and the 4th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Torfaen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NP44 3QL) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 613.6% higher than the Fairwater average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NP44 3QL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llantarnam Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redbrook Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.