West Pontnewydd & Thornhill
Middle areaSouth Torfaen. 6,475 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in West Pontnewydd & Thornhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Pontnewydd & Thornhill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Pontnewydd & Thornhill at a rate of 123.6 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 | 335 |
| Other crime | 153 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 143 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Pontnewydd & Thornhill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Pontnewydd & Thornhill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Pontnewydd & Thornhill at a rate of 123.6 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, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Pontnewydd & Thornhill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (335), other crime (153) and anti-social behaviour (143).
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 West Pontnewydd & Thornhill alone. See Torfaen
West Pontnewydd & Thornhill in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Pontnewydd & Thornhill was £158,750 in 2025.
West Pontnewydd & Thornhill had 6,474 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in West Pontnewydd & Thornhill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Pontnewydd & Thornhill, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.