Total Crime Rate

3092.2 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 3092.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1340.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 645.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 276.6 10/10
  • Public order 262.4 10/10
  • Other theft 255.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.0 10/10
  • Other crime 63.8 10/10
  • Burglary 49.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
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

Fosse Road area has the highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 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 Fosse Road (NP19 4PA) in the last 12 months was 3092.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2646.7% 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 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 574.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fosse Road (NP19 4PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 191 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadmead Park (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fosse Road area

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Data Sources

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