Wainfelin — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Gwent Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Welcome to the Wainfelin 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. Wainfelin is a part of the Pontypool Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 01495 232 450
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Gwent Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
27 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (24): ▲ 3 (13%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences9 · 33%
- Anti-social behaviour6 · 22%
- Other theft4 · 15%
- Public order4 · 15%
- Criminal damage and arson2 · 7%
- Shoplifting1 · 4%
- Other crime1 · 4%
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
18 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect14 · 78%
- Awaiting court outcome2 · 11%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified2 · 11%
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
Off-road bikes
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 supporting targeted operations. The Neighbourhood Policing Team will work with partners and the community to build intelligence around the use of off road bikes to support enforcement work.
Set: 2026-05-27
Anti- Social Behaviour and use of slingshot/catapaults by youths
Additional patrols around hot spot areas. Visable policing Education in local schools around ASB Partnership working with community safety to problem solve.
Set: 2026-05-27
Team locations
- Station (station)Glantorfaen Road, Pontypool, South Wales, NP4 6YN
Nearby teams in Gwent Police
All Gwent Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-14. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Gwent Police.