Total Crime Rate

342.4 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 342.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Public order 54.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Aberthaw Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 31st 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 Aberthaw Avenue (NP19 9NS) in the last 12 months was 342.4 per 1,000 residents and was 204.1% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberthaw Avenue (NP19 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Arthur Bliss Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aberthaw Avenue area

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Data Sources

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