Crime Rate in Llanwern, ward

Llanwern has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 1671st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Llanwern in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Newport district average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Llanwern’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 202 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Llanwern ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Spencer Way, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bessemer Drive (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.