Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 3JS
How much crime is recorded in NP20 3JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gaer
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,451 (2024)
NP20 3JSNewport
How safe is NP20 3JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 3JS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 3JSNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Public order13.74.6
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft5.74.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.