Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morley Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Ringland , and the 57th highest crime rate of 501 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 Morley Close (NP19 9LS) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the Ringland average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Close (NP19 9LS), the main crime hotspot is near Bantock Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Close area

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Data Sources

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