Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 7UP
How much crime is recorded in NP20 7UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bettws
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,554 (2024)
NP20 7UPNewport
How safe is NP20 7UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 92.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 7UP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
92.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
187
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 7UPNational
Violence and sexual offences84.123.6
Anti-social behaviour29.810.7
Public order28.84.6
Criminal damage and arson17.24.7
Burglary9.49.1
Other crime6.11.5
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs4.72.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.