Monmouthshire crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Monmouthshire crime rate

Essential tools against vehicle theft.

Monmouthshire maintains a low crime rating,

securing the 23rd spot among 25 neighbouring boroughs based on crime rate. In 2023, the region witnessed 6,288 reported crimes against a population of 92,957, translating to a crime rate of 67.64 per 1,000 people, which is a 5.67% increase over the previous year.

The most frequently occurring crimes in Monmouthshire are Violence and sexual offences (38.8%), Anti-social behaviour (19.0%), and Public order (13.1%), with the least frequent being Theft from the person, Robbery, and Bicycle theft (all under 0.5%).

Among its 39 wards, the ones with the highest crime rates are Grofield (234.2), Town (Monmouthshire) (189.2), and Chepstow Castle and Larkfield (162.0), while the safest include Crucorney (28.8), Llantilio Crossenny (28.1), and Devauden (25.9).

In Monmouthshire, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 15.15% in 2020 and 2.34% in 2023, Public order by 2.37% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 4.43% in 2022. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 6.42% in 2021 and 8.42% in 2022, Other theft by 2.3% in 2020, and Public order by 1.69% in 2023.

Monmouthshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 6288 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2437 (38.8)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1197 (19.0)%
Public order – 824 (13.1)%
Other theft – 503 (8.0)%
Shoplifting – 337 (5.4)%
Vehicle crime – 233 (3.7)%
Criminal damage and arson – 180 (2.9)%
Burglary – 178 (2.8)%
Other crime – 154 (2.4)%
Drugs – 135 (2.1)%
Possession of weapons – 36 (0.6)%
Theft from the person – 26 (0.4)%
Robbery – 26 (0.4)%
Bicycle theft – 22 (0.3)%

How does Monmouthshire compare against nearby areas ?

Monmouthshire ranks 23rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Monmouthshire is compared against

Crime rates in Monmouthshire wards

There are 39 wards within Monmouthshire. Grofield, Town (Monmouthshire), Chepstow Castle and Larkfield has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

get-ward-map/monmouthshire/

List of all 39 wards from high crime rate to low.