Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP19 8FB
How much crime is recorded in NP19 8FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maendy
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
NP19 8FBNewport
How safe is NP19 8FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP19 8FB 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
51.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 8FBNational
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Anti-social behaviour21.910.7
Public order13.64.6
Burglary10.39.1
Other theft10.24.5
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Other crime4.61.5
Drugs4.22.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.