Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP18 2NN
How much crime is recorded in NP18 2NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langstone & Llan-wern
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,133 (2024)
How safe is NP18 2NN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP18 2NN 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 2NNNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Public order7.64.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.