Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 38.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bishton and Langstone , and the 198th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Way (NP19 4BB) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Way (NP19 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beetle Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Way area

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Data Sources

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