Gwent Police

Crime in Pontnewydd

Street-level crime statistics for Pontnewydd based on official UK Police data. Updated August 2025.

Data covers February 2023 – August 2025 816 crimes in last 12 months
13 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

816 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓0.6% vs Previous 12 Months
13/100 Safety Score
74.2% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 816 total crimes recorded in Pontnewydd

Violent Crime
301 36.9%
↓10%
Anti-Social Behaviour
162 19.9%
↑33%
Public Order
92 11.3%
↑14%
Criminal Damage & Arson
70 8.6%
↓17%
Other Theft
54 6.6%
↓16%
Shoplifting
39 4.8%
↑26%
Burglary
28 3.4%
↓18%
Vehicle Crime
23 2.8%
↓38%
Drugs
18 2.2%
↑38%
Other Crime
14 1.7%
↑180%
Robbery
9 1.1%
↑13%
Possession of Weapons
4 0.5%
↓20%
Theft from Person
1 0.1%
↓50%
Bicycle Theft
1 0.1%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Pontnewydd

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Pontnewydd (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Pontnewydd

August 2025 97 crimes July 2025 78 crimes June 2025 61 crimes May 2025 84 crimes April 2025 66 crimes March 2025 61 crimes February 2025 46 crimes January 2025 48 crimes December 2024 73 crimes November 2024 66 crimes October 2024 59 crimes September 2024 77 crimes August 2024 71 crimes July 2024 61 crimes June 2024 67 crimes May 2024 70 crimes April 2024 77 crimes March 2024 67 crimes February 2024 70 crimes January 2024 74 crimes December 2023 71 crimes November 2023 59 crimes October 2023 87 crimes September 2023 47 crimes August 2023 64 crimes July 2023 75 crimes June 2023 52 crimes May 2023 55 crimes April 2023 59 crimes March 2023 57 crimes February 2023 72 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: August 2025. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.