Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP19 8JS
How much crime is recorded in NP19 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maendy
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,281 (2024)
NP19 8JSNewport
How safe is NP19 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP19 8JS area, 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
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Vehicle crime9.73.5
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.