Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP18 3PS
How much crime is recorded in NP18 3PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caerleon
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
How safe is NP18 3PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP18 3PS 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 3PSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary18.19.1
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Public order9.24.6
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.