Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP19 8LB
How much crime is recorded in NP19 8LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Liswerry & Uskmouth
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,304 (2024)
NP19 8LBNewport
How safe is NP19 8LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP19 8LB area, well above 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
55.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 8LBNational
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Burglary15.09.1
Criminal damage and arson14.74.7
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Public order7.14.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other crime4.31.5
Drugs3.42.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.