Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Gainsborough Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Beechwood , and the 142nd 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 Gainsborough Drive (NP19 7NZ) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher than the Beechwood average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Drive (NP19 7NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Renoir Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monmouth Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Drive area

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Data Sources

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