Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP18 2BX
How much crime is recorded in NP18 2BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Liswerry & Uskmouth
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
NP18 2BXNewport
How safe is NP18 2BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP18 2BX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 2BXNational
Burglary20.69.1
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.