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Postcode district · Newport

Crime in NP20

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

Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Population
60,150 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP20

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP20, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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).

NP20National
Violence and sexual offences43.323.6
Anti-social behaviour25.110.7
Shoplifting19.28.4
Burglary17.29.1
Public order14.44.6
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Other theft5.94.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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