Total Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Budden Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Caldicot Castle , and the 69th 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 Budden Crescent (NP26 4PP) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Caldicot Castle average (22.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Budden Crescent (NP26 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newport Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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