Postcode district · Monmouth
Crime in NP5
How much crime is recorded in NP5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 2,655 (2024)
NP5Postcode district · Monmouth
How safe is NP5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP5, 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
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
NP5National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary11.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.