Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jamaica Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Graig , and the 79th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jamaica Close (NP10 8AE) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 343.3% higher than the Graig average (18.5 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 , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamaica Close (NP10 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Jamaica Grove. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jamaica Close area

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Data Sources

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