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Crime in NP7 9

How much crime is recorded in NP7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Monmouthshire
Region
Wales
Population
11,366 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP7 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP7 9, 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Public order9.04.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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