Total Crime Rate

209.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • 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

Barnets area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Fairwater , and the 39th 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 Barnets (NP44 4UY) in the last 12 months was 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 172.5% higher than the Fairwater average (76.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnets (NP44 4UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowleaze, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wye Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnets area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wye Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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