Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP19 9BB
How much crime is recorded in NP19 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lawrence Hill
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,749 (2024)
NP19 9BBNewport
How safe is NP19 9BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP19 9BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary10.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.