Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 4JS
How much crime is recorded in NP20 4JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ridgeway & Glasllwch
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
NP20 4JSNewport
How safe is NP20 4JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 4JS 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
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 4JSNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.710.7
Burglary14.79.1
Public order10.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.64.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.