Crime Rate in Overmonnow, ward

Overmonnow has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 309th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Overmonnow in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Monmouthshire district average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Overmonnow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Overmonnow ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Castle Close, with 10 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around St Dial'S Close (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.