Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 6GR
How much crime is recorded in NP20 6GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Malpas
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
NP20 6GRNewport
How safe is NP20 6GR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 6GR 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 6GRNational
Shoplifting26.78.4
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary7.59.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.