Crime Rate in Beechwood, ward

Beechwood has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 1164th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Beechwood in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Newport district average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beechwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beechwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Badminton Road, with 27 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rochester Road (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.