Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 6LY
How much crime is recorded in NP20 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Malpas
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
NP20 6LYNewport
How safe is NP20 6LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 6LY area, well above 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
60.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences52.123.6
Anti-social behaviour24.410.7
Public order18.74.6
Criminal damage and arson14.94.7
Burglary6.79.1
Drugs6.62.4
Other crime5.21.5
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.