Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026William Morris Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Alway , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around William Morris Drive (NP19 9DN) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Alway average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around William Morris Drive (NP19 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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