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Overview of Newport crime rate

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Newport exhibits a high crime rating,

ranking 2nd among 25 nearby districts in terms of crime rate. In 2023, there were 21,212 reported crimes in a population of 159,587, leading to a crime rate of 132.92 per 1,000 residents, showing a 7.76% increase from the previous year.

The most common crime types in Newport are Violence and sexual offences (34.4%), Anti-social behaviour (19.4%), and Public order (12.1%), with the least common being Robbery (0.8%), Possession of weapons (0.7%), and Theft from the person (0.6%).

Out of 21 wards, those with the highest crime rates are Stow Hill (436.8), Pillgwenlly (309.0), and Lliswerry (175.1), while the safest include Rogerstone West (58.0), Bishton and Langstone (53.5), and Rogerstone North (34.2).

In terms of postcode districts within Newport, the highest crime rates are observed in NP20 (517.7), NP19 (352.8), and CF23 (144.4), with the safest being NP26 (135.8), NP10 (124.5), and CF3 (93.2).

In Newport, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 24.96% in 2020 and 4.45% in 2023, Criminal damage and arson by 2.91% in 2023, Public order by 4.16% in 2022, Shoplifting by 4.26% in 2023, Vehicle crime by 1.7% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 2.38% in 2021 and 6.6% in 2022. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 14.82% in 2021 and 14.05% in 2022, Drugs by 1.56% in 2021, Other theft by 2.12% in 2020, Public order by 4.35% in 2023, Shoplifting by 2.71% in 2020, Vehicle crime by 2.18% in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by 2.46% in 2020.

Newport crime incidents by crime type

A total of 21212 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 7303 (34.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 4120 (19.4)%
Public order – 2574 (12.1)%
Shoplifting – 1884 (8.9)%
Other theft – 1254 (5.9)%
Vehicle crime – 1097 (5.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 730 (3.4)%
Drugs – 629 (3.0)%
Other crime – 514 (2.4)%
Burglary – 470 (2.2)%
Bicycle theft – 189 (0.9)%
Robbery – 162 (0.8)%
Possession of weapons – 155 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 131 (0.6)%

How does Newport compare against nearby areas ?

Newport ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Newport is compared against

Crime rates in Newport wards

There are 21 wards within Newport. Stow Hill, Pillgwenlly, Lliswerry has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.