Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 2PG
How much crime is recorded in NP20 2PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pillgwenlly & Docks
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,432 (2024)
NP20 2PGNewport
How safe is NP20 2PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 2PG area, well above 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
59.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
139
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 2PGNational
Violence and sexual offences48.123.6
Anti-social behaviour30.910.7
Burglary18.59.1
Public order14.14.6
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs5.42.4
Other crime4.41.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.