Total Crime Rate

370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 370.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chaffinch Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Gaer , and the 24th highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaffinch Way (NP10 8WR) in the last 12 months was 370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 217.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 176.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 145.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Way (NP10 8WR), the main crime hotspot is near Chaffinch Way. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Way area

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Data Sources

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