Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP19 9BX
How much crime is recorded in NP19 9BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lawrence Hill
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,275 (2024)
NP19 9BXNewport
How safe is NP19 9BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP19 9BX 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9BXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Burglary4.69.1
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 62% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.