Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairhill area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fairwater , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Torfaen .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairhill (NP44 4QS) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairhill (NP44 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ton Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ffordd Fairwater (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fairwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Fairwater | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Fairwater | Under investigation |
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