Total Crime Rate

667.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 667.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.4 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

River View area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bulwark and Thornwell , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 273 local areas in Monmouthshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around River View (NP16 5AX) in the last 12 months was 667.8 per 1,000 residents and was 869.6% higher than the Bulwark and Thornwell average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River View (NP16 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in River View area

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Data Sources

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