Crime Rate in Bulwark and Thornwell, ward

Bulwark and Thornwell has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 3458th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Bulwark and Thornwell in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Monmouthshire district average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bulwark and Thornwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bulwark and Thornwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Somerset Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.