Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Monk Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cantref , and the 51st highest crime rate of 260 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 Lower Monk Street (NP7 5LU) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher than the Cantref average (26.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Monk Street (NP7 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Y Pinwydd. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lower Monk Street area

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Data Sources

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