Postcode · Abergavenny
Crime in NP7 5RB
How much crime is recorded in NP7 5RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abergavenny North
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,725 (2024)
How safe is NP7 5RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP7 5RB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
NP7 5RBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour23.810.7
Other theft18.44.5
Public order10.64.6
Shoplifting10.18.4
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Burglary3.69.1
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.11.4
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.