Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 3BB
How much crime is recorded in NP20 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Duffryn & Maesglas
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,819 (2024)
NP20 3BBNewport
How safe is NP20 3BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 3BB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary18.29.1
Public order17.24.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Shoplifting8.38.4
Other theft6.74.5
Other crime6.41.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.