Crap Towns / Pontllanfraith / Crime

How much crime is there in Pontllanfraith?

The police recorded 65.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Pontllanfraith from September 2023 to August 2026, 14% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 31.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 76.0, up from 58.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	58.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	61.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	76.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.4	7.0
Public order	7.1	6.6
Other theft	4.6	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.2	3.8
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Shoplifting	2.7	7.1
Drugs	2.0	2.4
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	less than 0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blackwood	1.7 km	121
Bargod	4.9 km	102
Risca	6.1 km	88.3
Ystrad Mynach	3.2 km	86.0
Abertridwr and Senghenydd	8.2 km	84.5
Bedwas	6.8 km	75.4
Newbridge	4.1 km	72.5
Abercarn	4.4 km	71.7
Pontllanfraith	–	65.4
Treharris	8.0 km	46.7
Oakdale	3.5 km	43.3
The typical town	–	76.2