Total Crime Rate

274.3 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 274.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Public order 29.5 10/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caerleon , and the 54th 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 High Street (NP18 1AG) in the last 12 months was 274.3 per 1,000 residents and was 235.6% higher than the Caerleon average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NP18 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

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Data Sources

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