Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monmouth Castle Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Monmouth Castle Drive (NP20 2QS) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the Pillgwenlly average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monmouth Castle Drive (NP20 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenwich Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Excalibur Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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