Total Crime Rate

354.5 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 354.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 28th 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 Church Road (NP19 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 354.5 per 1,000 residents and was 214.9% higher than the Alway average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 182.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (NP19 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gloster Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duckpool Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

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Data Sources

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