Postcode · Abergavenny
Crime in NP7 6DB
How much crime is recorded in NP7 6DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abergavenny North
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
NP7 6DBAbergavenny
How safe is NP7 6DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP7 6DB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 6DBNational
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Public order16.34.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Burglary15.09.1
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Shoplifting10.38.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.