Gwent Police

Crime in Pontypool

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

Data covers February 2023 – August 2025 632 crimes in last 12 months

16 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

632 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓16.6% vs Previous 12 Months

16/100 Safety Score

75.3% 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 — 632 total crimes recorded in Pontypool

Violent Crime

217

↓10%

Anti-Social Behaviour

148

↓15%

Criminal Damage & Arson

↑7%

Public Order

↓21%

Other Theft

↓46%

Drugs

↓17%

Shoplifting

↓41%

Burglary

↓50%

Vehicle Crime

↓13%

Other Crime

↓47%

Possession of Weapons

↓43%

Bicycle Theft

↓25%

Robbery

↑50%

Theft from Person

↑100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Pontypool

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05/24

106

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Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Pontypool (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Pontypool

August 2025 81 crimes July 2025 48 crimes June 2025 56 crimes May 2025 68 crimes April 2025 46 crimes March 2025 48 crimes February 2025 53 crimes January 2025 43 crimes December 2024 51 crimes November 2024 45 crimes October 2024 49 crimes September 2024 44 crimes August 2024 51 crimes July 2024 94 crimes June 2024 106 crimes May 2024 85 crimes April 2024 70 crimes March 2024 58 crimes February 2024 67 crimes January 2024 54 crimes December 2023 51 crimes November 2023 46 crimes October 2023 45 crimes September 2023 31 crimes August 2023 42 crimes July 2023 47 crimes June 2023 45 crimes May 2023 38 crimes April 2023 52 crimes March 2023 37 crimes February 2023 44 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Gwent Police

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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.