Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 38th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chepstow Road (NP19 9BY) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Alway average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chepstow Road (NP19 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purcell Square (13 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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