Postcode district · Caldicot
Crime in NP26
How much crime is recorded in NP26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 28,543 (2024)
NP26Postcode district · Caldicot
How safe is NP26
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP26, 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
NP26National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary7.09.1
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.