Total Crime Rate

189.9 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 189.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 22nd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 95th 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 Chepstow Road (NP19 8NN) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chepstow Road (NP19 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sgwar Loftus, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rochester Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chepstow Road area

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Data Sources

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