Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Caerwent , and the 62nd 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 Laurel Close (NP26 3NP) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Caerwent average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 185.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Close (NP26 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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