Crap Towns / Abergavenny / Crime

How much crime is there in Abergavenny?

The police recorded 110 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Abergavenny from September 2023 to August 2026, 44% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 112, up from 110 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	110	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	108	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	112	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.0	34.1
Public order	15.9	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	14.3	7.0
Shoplifting	13.3	7.1
Other theft	7.2	5.4
Burglary	4.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Tredegar	16.4 km	132
Abertillery	12.8 km	121
Brynmawr	11.0 km	119
Ebbw Vale	13.9 km	115
Cwmbrân	19.8 km	111
Blaenavon	7.4 km	111
Abergavenny	–	110
Pontypool	15.1 km	94.0
Abersychan	10.9 km	86.8
Newbridge	19.2 km	72.5
Oakdale	19.2 km	43.3
The typical town	–	76.2