Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Chepstow Castle and Larkfield , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 260 local areas in Monmouthshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Close (NP16 5ND) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Chepstow Castle and Larkfield average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Close (NP16 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near The Cloisters. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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