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Crime in NP9 6

How much crime is recorded in NP9 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Population
2,716 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP9 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP9 6, broadly in line with 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

NP9 6National
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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