Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 3ND
How much crime is recorded in NP20 3ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gaer
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,377 (2024)
NP20 3NDNewport
How safe is NP20 3ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 3ND area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3NDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Shoplifting5.78.4
Public order5.64.6
Other theft4.34.5
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.