Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP18 1PH
How much crime is recorded in NP18 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llantarnam & Oakfield
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
NP18 1PHNewport
How safe is NP18 1PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP18 1PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
NP18 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Burglary1.19.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.