Total Crime Rate

688.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 688.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 230.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.5 10/10
  • Public order 75.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.6 10/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holywell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Cantref , and the 2nd 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 Holywell Road (NP7 5LR) in the last 12 months was 688.2 per 1,000 residents and was 819.8% higher than the Cantref average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 241.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Road (NP7 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Y Pinwydd (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Road area

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Data Sources

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