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Crime in NP20 5PY

How much crime is recorded in NP20 5PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Shaftesbury & Crindai
Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,453 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP20 5PY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 5PY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5PYNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order5.04.6
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft1.04.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% 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.

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