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Crime in NP16 5FL

How much crime is recorded in NP16 5FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chepstow South
Council
Monmouthshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,447 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP16 5FL

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 5FL 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
By type

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 5FLNational
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
Trend

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.

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