Crime Rates at Nant Y Garn, Risca, Newport, NP11 7AS

Nant Y Garn area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Risca West , and the 269th highest crime rate of 559 local areas in Caerphilly .

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 Nant Y Garn (NP11 7AS) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Risca West average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nant Y Garn (NP11 7AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravenswood Court, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.