Total Crime Rate

308.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 308.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Alcock Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 40th 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 Alcock Close (NP19 0RU) in the last 12 months was 308.8 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% higher than the Alway average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcock Close (NP19 0RU), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrews Place. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alcock Close area

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Data Sources

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