Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 wards in Monmouthshire district and the 1158th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Monmouthshire district average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 153 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near St Thomas'S Square. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.