Postcode · Chepstow
Crime in NP16 5PY
How much crime is recorded in NP16 5PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chepstow North & Trellech
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,398 (2024)
NP16 5PYChepstow
How safe is NP16 5PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP16 5PY area, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5PYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.