Total Crime Rate
128.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riverside area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bulwark and Thornwell , and the 39th highest crime rate of 273 local areas in Monmouthshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside (NP16 5HG) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverside (NP16 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myrtle Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bulwark and Thornwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Watchtower Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Watchtower Way | Under investigation |
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