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Crime in NP7 5

How much crime is recorded in NP7 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Monmouthshire
Region
Wales
Population
10,023 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP7 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP7 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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).

NP7 5National
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Public order11.84.6
Shoplifting11.68.4
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Burglary8.49.1
Other theft8.24.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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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