Total Crime Rate

274.7 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 274.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howells Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bulwark and Thornwell , and the 14th highest crime rate of 273 local areas in Monmouthshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howells Row (NP16 5HR) in the last 12 months was 274.7 per 1,000 residents and was 298.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howells Row (NP16 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaufort Square (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howells Row area

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Data Sources

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