Postcode · Chepstow
Crime in NP16 5DF
How much crime is recorded in NP16 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chepstow South
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,447 (2024)
How safe is NP16 5DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP16 5DF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
162
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 5DFNational
Shoplifting43.08.4
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Burglary33.29.1
Anti-social behaviour25.910.7
Public order15.94.6
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Other theft8.54.5
Drugs7.52.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.