Total Crime Rate

316.3 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 316.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Coed Y Caerau Lane area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bishton and Langstone , and the 38th 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 Coed Y Caerau Lane (NP18 1JR) in the last 12 months was 316.3 per 1,000 residents and was 417.2% higher than the Bishton and Langstone average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 223.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 503.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coed Y Caerau Lane (NP18 1JR), the main crime hotspot is near Coed Y Caerau Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coed Y Caerau Lane area

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Data Sources

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