Cwmbran
Middle areaSouth Torfaen. 7,950 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Cwmbran live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cwmbran
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cwmbran at a rate of 350.2 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 | 773 |
| Shoplifting | 581 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 520 |
| Other crime | 472 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 188 |
| Burglary | 91 |
| Drug offences | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cwmbran compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cwmbran safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cwmbran at a rate of 350.2 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, 264 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cwmbran.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (773), shoplifting (581) and anti-social behaviour (520).
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 Cwmbran alone. See Torfaen
Cwmbran in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cwmbran was £200,000 in 2025.
Cwmbran had 7,649 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Cwmbran live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cwmbran, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.