Crap Towns / Caldicot / Crime

How much crime is there in Caldicot?

The police recorded 73.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Caldicot from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 33.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 74.3, down from 76.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	76.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	69.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	74.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.8	34.1
Public order	10.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.7	7.0
Other theft	4.6	5.4
Shoplifting	4.6	7.1
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.6	3.8
Other crime	2.5	2.0
Drugs	2.0	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Patchway	13.8 km	172
Newport	17.4 km	132
Filton	14.9 km	99.7
Chepstow	7.1 km	82.6
Stoke Gifford	17.2 km	76.0
Caldicot	–	73.5
Caerleon	14.9 km	71.6
Portishead	12.3 km	55.4
Thornbury	16.5 km	54.3
Bradley Stoke	15.7 km	46.2
Undy and Magor	4.9 km	37.2
The typical town	–	76.2