Pontnewydd — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Gwent Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Welcome to the Pontnewydd Neighbourhood Policing Team pages. We are committed to protecting and reassuring you through working with the local community and our partners to tackle local problems. Pontnewydd is a part of the Cwmbran Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Contact the team

telephone: 01633 642 088
email: cwmbran@gwent.pnn.police.uk

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Gwent Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

71 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (88): ▼ 17 (19%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences28 · 39%
Anti-social behaviour14 · 20%
Public order9 · 13%
Criminal damage and arson7 · 10%
Shoplifting3 · 4%
Burglary2 · 3%
Other theft2 · 3%
Bicycle theft1 · 1%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

58 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect29 · 50%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified17 · 29%
Awaiting court outcome5 · 9%
Formal action is not in the public interest3 · 5%
Offender given a caution1 · 2%
Local resolution1 · 2%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Anti-social behaviour around the canal

The Neighbourhood Policing Team are committed to tackling this priority through engagement, collaborative working and problem solving. The team will proactively patrol hotspot areas, providing a visible deterrent against offending. Officers will continue to conduct both plain clothes and high visibility patrols across the ward to target anti-social behaviour working closely with partners.

Set: 2026-07-01

Shoplifting

The Neighbourhood Policing Team are committed to tackling this priority through engagement, collaborative working and problem solving.

Set: 2026-07-01