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Newport area guide

Who lives in Newport, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Newport
Region: Wales
Population: 139,762 (2024)

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At a glance

What Newport is like

Newport is a city in Wales. It is home to about 139,762 people across 54,491 households. 58.8% of households own their home, 18.1% rent privately and 22.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Newport compares

Headline figures for Newport, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

8/ 10

Higher than most: 46.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 78 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

54 schools in Newport. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£44,172

Average annual income before tax, higher than 24% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Newport differs most from the national average.

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Higher crime than mostLook closer
46.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
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A young populationPositive
21.5% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales.

Questions

Newport FAQs

Is Newport a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.5 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 46.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 8 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is Newport safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around Newport, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 8 of 10.

Who lives in Newport?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.4% of residents. 58.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (34.3%).

How well connected is Newport?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 78 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Newport (S Wales) Rail Station, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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