Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulwark and Thornwell , and the 15th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Monmouthshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Square (NP16 5DA) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 263.6% higher than the Bulwark and Thornwell average (27.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Square (NP16 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albion Square area

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Data Sources

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