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Masked men took a large sum from an Abergavenny bank's cash machine, police say

Gwent Police wants CCTV and dashcam footage from the High Street between 1.30am and 1.50am on Sunday, when the men left in a dark car.

Chris Allen ·

High Street, Abergavenny, in May 2015. Archive picture, not the scene this week. Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph (geograph.org.uk/photo/4522638) and Wikimedia Commons

Abergavenny High Street in May 2015. Archive picture, not the scene this week. Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph and Wikimedia Commons

Original photographCC BY-SA 2.0

A group of masked men took a large quantity of money from the cash machine at Santander on Abergavenny High Street in the early hours of Sunday, according to Gwent Police. The force says the break-in was reported between 1.30am and 1.50am on Sunday 25 October. The men were described as wearing masks and dark clothing, and reportedly left the area in a dark-coloured car. Police have not said how much was taken and no arrest has been reported.

How to help

Officers are carrying out enquiries and want to hear from anyone with information, including CCTV or dashcam footage from the town centre that night. Call 101, send Gwent Police a direct message or use its website, quoting log reference 2600348994. Crimestoppers takes information anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Background and supporting figures

Abergavenny: what was reported, and what happened next

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

2,003

crimes recorded within a mile of the centre of Abergavenny

AugNovFebMayJul
July 2026: 194 recorded. Highest month 194.

The lead category

Violence and sexual offences

32% of everything recorded · up 26% last six months on the six before

How 412 settled cases ended

  • Charged or dealt with by a court3%
  • Settled out of court5%
  • Suspect known, no prosecution74%
  • No suspect identified15%
  • Passed to another body4%

Gwent Police, via the Home Office street-level crime data. Outcomes are the force's own; ongoing cases are not counted as settled.The full Abergavenny record

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