Llanfrechfa and Ponthir
WardSouth east Torfaen. About 1,993 people in 5.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Llanfrechfa and Ponthir compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Llanfrechfa and Ponthir safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir at a rate of 34.5 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, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (29), other crime (9) and anti-social behaviour (5).
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 ward, so they describe all of Torfaen and not Llanfrechfa and Ponthir alone. See Torfaen
Llanfrechfa and Ponthir in brief
Llanfrechfa and Ponthir had 2,001 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Llanfrechfa and Ponthir live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Llanfrechfa and Ponthir, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Llanfrechfa and Ponthir, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.