Postcode district · Newport
Crime in NP10
How much crime is recorded in NP10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 37,067 (2024)
NP10Postcode district · Newport
How safe is NP10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP10, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NP10National
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order5.44.6
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.