Total Crime Rate

189.7 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 189.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Chepstow Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 96th highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chepstow Road (NP19 8EA) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chepstow Road (NP19 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chepstow Road area

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Data Sources

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