Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Birch Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bishton and Langstone , and the 126th 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 Birch Grove (NP18 2JA) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (NP18 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Waltwood Park Drive. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Grove area

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Data Sources

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