Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old School Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Drybridge , and the 98th highest crime rate of 273 local areas in Monmouthshire .
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 Old School Lane (NP25 3PW) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Drybridge average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old School Lane (NP25 3PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyesham Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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