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Crime in Monmouthshire by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,089crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Shirenewtonlowest rate3.8 per 1,000 a year
73.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Chepstow (6%), Monmouth (7%) and Abergavenny (9%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1AbergavennyNP7 · 17,109 residents 142.1▲ 9%violence
2PortskewettNP26 · 2,485 residents 107.8▲ 31%violence
3CaldicotNP26 · 14,091 residents 102.8▲ 24%violence
4ChepstowNP16 · 16,466 residents 93.5▲ 6%violence
5MardyNP7 · 7,389 residents 92▲ 11%violence
6UndyNP26 · 5,950 residents 89.4▲ 17%violence
7MonmouthNP25 · 11,049 residents 85.8▲ 7%violence
8RogietNP26 · 3,462 residents 79.7▲ 8%violence
9MagorNP26 · 5,950 residents 74.6▲ 11%violence
10LlanfoistNP7 · 4,873 residents 73.9▲ 30%violence
11CaerwentNP26 · 2,124 residents 62.1▲ 38%violence
12GilwernNP7 · 2,741 residents 49.6▲ 3%violence
13UskNP15 · 2,628 residents 47.2▼ 11%anti-social behaviour
14RaglanNP15 · 1,930 residents 39.4▼ 17%violence
15LlangybiNP15 · 1,814 residents 26.50%violence
16TinternNP16 · 1,515 residents 23.8–violence
17PenperlleniNP4 · 2,500 residents 20.8–violence
18Llanvihangel CrucorneyNP7 · 2,083 residents 9.6–violence
19ShirenewtonNP16 · 2,119 residents 3.8–public order

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Monmouthshire have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Shirenewton, Llanvihangel Crucorney, Penperlleni, Tintern and Llangybi.

Which areas of Monmouthshire have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Abergavenny, Portskewett, Caldicot, Chepstow and Mardy.

Is crime going up or down in Monmouthshire?

Across Monmouthshire, 2,089 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.