Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Downing Street area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 199th highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downing Street (NP19 0JL) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Alway average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Street (NP19 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Brookfield Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Street area

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Data Sources

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