Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 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 128.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Amy Johnson Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Alway , and the 35th 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 Amy Johnson Close (NP19 0RT) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.5% higher than the Alway average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amy Johnson Close (NP19 0RT), the main crime hotspot is near Steel Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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