Postcode district · Abergavenny
Crime in NP7
How much crime is recorded in NP7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 37,157 (2024)
NP7Postcode district · Abergavenny
How safe is NP7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP7, below 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
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
NP7National
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Shoplifting8.18.4
Burglary7.89.1
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.