Total Crime Rate

236.1 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 236.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Osborne Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 68th highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Close (NP19 8FB) in the last 12 months was 236.1 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Close (NP19 8FB), the main crime hotspot is near Duckpool Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Close area

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