Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawkes Ridge area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Fairwater , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkes Ridge (NP44 6JT) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkes Ridge (NP44 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cwrt Saffrwn, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Major Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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