Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran
Middle areaSouth east Torfaen. 9,015 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran at a rate of 113.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.1 per 1,000 people across Torfaen.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 360 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 219 |
| Other crime | 210 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 109 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Drug offences | 22 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran at a rate of 113.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.1 per 1,000 people across Torfaen.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 106 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (360), anti-social behaviour (219) and other crime (210).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Torfaen
These figures are published for the whole of Torfaen, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torfaen and not Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran alone. See Torfaen
Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran was £260,000 in 2025.
Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran had 8,067 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.