Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 5LY
How much crime is recorded in NP20 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shaftesbury & Crindai
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
How safe is NP20 5LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 74.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 5LY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
74.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
176
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences53.023.6
Anti-social behaviour28.810.7
Public order20.44.6
Shoplifting17.68.4
Criminal damage and arson13.74.7
Burglary12.29.1
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Other theft6.74.5
Drugs6.72.4
Robbery6.11.4
Other crime4.21.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.