Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 5BL
How much crime is recorded in NP20 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ridgeway & Glasllwch
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
NP20 5BLNewport
How safe is NP20 5BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 5BL area, well below 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5BLNational
Burglary11.89.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.