Crime Rate in Cantref, ward

Cantref has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 633rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cantref in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Monmouthshire district average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cantref’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cantref ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.