Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 2AB
How much crime is recorded in NP20 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stow Hill
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,805 (2024)
NP20 2ABNewport
How safe is NP20 2AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 148.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 2AB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
148.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
419
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).
NP20 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences108.923.6
Burglary104.39.1
Anti-social behaviour87.810.7
Shoplifting62.88.4
Public order53.74.6
Criminal damage and arson23.74.7
Other theft18.34.5
Drugs8.62.4
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Other crime6.81.5
Robbery6.51.4
Possession of weapons6.00.9
Bicycle theft4.61.0
Theft from the person3.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.