Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 3EF
How much crime is recorded in NP20 3EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stow Hill
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,514 (2024)
NP20 3EFNewport
How safe is NP20 3EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 3EF 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
61.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 3EFNational
Violence and sexual offences49.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Public order14.44.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs2.82.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.