Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 3DB
How much crime is recorded in NP20 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Duffryn & Maesglas
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
NP20 3DBNewport
How safe is NP20 3DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 3DB 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
60.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 3DBNational
Violence and sexual offences53.223.6
Public order15.04.6
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Other theft5.14.5
Other crime4.11.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.