Crime Rate in Newport and Dinas, ward

Newport and Dinas has the 10th lowest crime rate of 59 wards in Pembrokeshire district and the 920th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Newport and Dinas in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Pembrokeshire district average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newport and Dinas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newport and Dinas ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Maes Y Dderwen (3 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.