Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP19 0JS
How much crime is recorded in NP19 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria & Somerton
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
How safe is NP19 0JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP19 0JS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
71.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
151
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).
NP19 0JSNational
Violence and sexual offences54.423.6
Shoplifting30.68.4
Burglary24.79.1
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Public order11.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.