Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newport area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Barton , and the 227th highest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newport (DN18 5QG) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Barton average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newport (DN18 5QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottingham Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elswick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elswick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hungate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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