Postcode district · Newport
Crime in NP18
How much crime is recorded in NP18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 25,555 (2024)
How safe is NP18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP18, 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
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
NP18National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary10.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order6.74.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.