Postcode sector · Newport
Crime in NP9 3
How much crime is recorded in NP9 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newport
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 3,196 (2024)
NP9 3Postcode sector · Newport
How safe is NP9 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP9 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
NP9 3National
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Public order12.34.6
Burglary11.39.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other crime6.41.5
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.