Crime Rate in Malpas, ward

Malpas has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 2881st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Malpas in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Newport district average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Malpas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 265 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Malpas ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Malpas Road, with 59 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Trevithick Close (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.