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Crime in NP20 6WT

How much crime is recorded in NP20 6WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Malpas
Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,525 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP20 6WT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 6WT 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 6WTNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Burglary11.99.1
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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