Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buccaneer Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Gaer , and the 110th highest crime rate of 517 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 Buccaneer Close (NP10 8EP) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Gaer average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buccaneer Close (NP10 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tredegar House Drive, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henry Morgan Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buccaneer Close area

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Data Sources

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