Crime Rate in Caerleon, ward

Caerleon has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 1256th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Caerleon in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Newport district average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Caerleon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Caerleon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near B4236. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.