Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 79.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 17.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gormans Close area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Rogerstone East , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gormans Close (NP10 9PR) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher than the Rogerstone East average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gormans Close (NP10 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gormans Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (0/0)
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Data Sources

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