Postcode district · Usk
Crime in NP15
How much crime is recorded in NP15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 17,412 (2024)
NP15Postcode district · Usk
How safe is NP15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP15, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NP15National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.