Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 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 113.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welsh Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bulwark and Thornwell , and the 12th 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 Welsh Street (NP16 5LL) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 315.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsh Street (NP16 5LL), 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 Welsh Street area

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Data Sources

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