Postcode sector · Monmouth
Crime in NP5 1
How much crime is recorded in NP5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 1,339 (2024)
How safe is NP5 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP5 1, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
NP5 1National
Burglary10.49.1
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime3.71.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.