Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 2GN
How much crime is recorded in NP20 2GN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pillgwenlly & Docks
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,080 (2024)
How safe is NP20 2GN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 2GN area, more than double 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
69.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
152
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 2GNNational
Violence and sexual offences51.923.6
Anti-social behaviour32.310.7
Burglary18.29.1
Criminal damage and arson15.14.7
Public order14.84.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs6.02.4
Other crime4.01.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.