Postcode · Chepstow
Crime in NP16 6LY
How much crime is recorded in NP16 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caldicot North & Caer-went
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,143 (2024)
How safe is NP16 6LY
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 6LY 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
42
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order7.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.