Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 6LL
How much crime is recorded in NP20 6LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Malpas
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
NP20 6LLNewport
How safe is NP20 6LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 6LL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6LLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.