Total Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 27.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fosse Close area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Alway , and the 247th lowest 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 Fosse Close (NP19 4TH) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Alway average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fosse Close (NP19 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fosse Close area

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Data Sources

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