Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cot Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bishton and Langstone , and the 125th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

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 Cot Hill (NP18 2DP) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Bishton and Langstone average (27.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cot Hill (NP18 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brake Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Milton Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cot Hill area

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Data Sources

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