Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 3BE
How much crime is recorded in NP20 3BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gaer
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
NP20 3BENewport
How safe is NP20 3BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 3BE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 3BENational
Burglary18.29.1
Shoplifting16.08.4
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft7.54.5
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.