Crime Rate in Newport, ward

Newport has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Middlesbrough district and the 279th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 27th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newport in the last 12 months was 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Middlesbrough district average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newport’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 917 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 14 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 17.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,226 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newport ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.