Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 7XP
How much crime is recorded in NP20 7XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bettws
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
NP20 7XPNewport
How safe is NP20 7XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 7XP 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
56.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
153
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 7XPNational
Violence and sexual offences50.123.6
Shoplifting33.98.4
Anti-social behaviour29.010.7
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Public order12.04.6
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.