Total Crime Rate

1113.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1113.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 524.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 234.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Other theft 92.2 10/10
  • Public order 78.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.2 10/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broadcommon Close area has the highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Alway , and the highest crime rate of 501 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 Broadcommon Close (NP19 4PB) in the last 12 months was 1113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2528.6% higher than the Alway average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 191.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadcommon Close (NP19 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadmead Park (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadcommon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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