Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Newport Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Chepstow Castle and Larkfield , and the 23rd highest 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 Newport Road (NP16 5PR) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (NP16 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

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Data Sources

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