Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 4NY
How much crime is recorded in NP20 4NY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stow Hill
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,009 (2024)
NP20 4NYNewport
How safe is NP20 4NY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 181.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 4NY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
181.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
534
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 4NYNational
Violence and sexual offences144.423.6
Anti-social behaviour130.810.7
Shoplifting97.78.4
Burglary58.59.1
Public order53.74.6
Criminal damage and arson24.24.7
Other theft19.14.5
Drugs13.72.4
Vehicle crime10.73.5
Robbery8.21.4
Other crime5.51.5
Theft from the person4.62.1
Possession of weapons4.50.9
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.