Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP18 3DN
How much crime is recorded in NP18 3DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caerleon
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
How safe is NP18 3DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP18 3DN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 3DNNational
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.