Crime Rate in Cantref, ward

Cantref has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 3054th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cantref in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Monmouthshire district average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cantref’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cantref ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Orchard Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.