Postcode · Chepstow
Crime in NP16 5AA
How much crime is recorded in NP16 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chepstow South
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
NP16 5AAChepstow
How safe is NP16 5AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP16 5AA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
NP16 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary9.19.1
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.