Total Crime Rate

246.5 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 246.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lakeside area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir , and the 25th 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 Lakeside (NP44 3SE) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.3% higher than the Llanfrechfa and Ponthir average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 130.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside (NP44 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside Close. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside area

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Data Sources

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