Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP19 7RB
How much crime is recorded in NP19 7RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beechwood
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
NP19 7RBNewport
How safe is NP19 7RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP19 7RB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 7RBNational
Violence and sexual offences42.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Public order10.94.6
Burglary9.29.1
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.