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Crime in NP16 6

How much crime is recorded in NP16 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Monmouthshire
Region
Wales
Population
15,034 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP16 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP16 6, well 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary9.09.1
Shoplifting8.88.4
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% 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.

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