Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newport Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Risca West , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (NP11 6LT) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Risca West average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newport Road (NP11 6LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herbert Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Risca West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crimes for this selection. | ||||
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.