Total Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Risca Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Rogerstone East , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

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 Risca Road (NP10 9GD) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Rogerstone East average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risca Road (NP10 9GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Risca Road area

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Data Sources

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