Crime Rate in Chepstow Castle and Larkfield, ward

Chepstow Castle and Larkfield has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 894th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Chepstow Castle and Larkfield in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% higher than the Monmouthshire district average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chepstow Castle and Larkfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 238 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chepstow Castle and Larkfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 130 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.