Total Crime Rate
253.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Russell Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Drybridge , and the 16th highest crime rate of 273 local areas in Monmouthshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Place (NP25 3EB) in the last 12 months was 253.7 per 1,000 residents and was 284.1% higher than the Drybridge average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Russell Place (NP25 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near St Thomas'S Square. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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