Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Old Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Caerleon , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

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 Old Hill (NP18 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Caerleon average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Hill (NP18 1JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Hill Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clement Atlee Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Hill area

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Data Sources

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