Crime Rate in Bishton and Langstone, ward

Bishton and Langstone has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 3544th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Bishton and Langstone in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Newport district average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bishton and Langstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bishton and Langstone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Caerlicken Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.