Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 2HD
How much crime is recorded in NP20 2HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pillgwenlly & Docks
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,055 (2024)
NP20 2HDNewport
How safe is NP20 2HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 2HD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 2HDNational
Shoplifting44.48.4
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Burglary21.49.1
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Public order7.54.6
Other theft6.94.5
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 82% 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.