Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Birch Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bishton and Langstone , and the 41st highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Grove (NP18 2JA) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 310.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (NP18 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Waltwood Park Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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