Crime Rate in Dewstow, ward

Dewstow has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 321st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dewstow in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Monmouthshire district average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dewstow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dewstow ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fernleigh Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.