Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP18 2EB
How much crime is recorded in NP18 2EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langstone & Llan-wern
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
How safe is NP18 2EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP18 2EB area, broadly in line with 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 2EBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Public order8.64.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.