Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 2552nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% higher than the Monmouthshire district average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near St Thomas'S Square. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.