Postcode · Newport
Crime in NP20 9PP
How much crime is recorded in NP20 9PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shaftesbury & Crindai
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
NP20 9PPNewport
How safe is NP20 9PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 72.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP20 9PP area, more than double 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
72.6
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 9PPNational
Violence and sexual offences60.923.6
Anti-social behaviour26.810.7
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Public order9.64.6
Drugs8.52.4
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.