Total Crime Rate

152.7 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 152.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 124th highest crime rate of 517 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 Aberthaw Drive (NP19 9QB) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberthaw Drive (NP19 9QB), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aberthaw Drive area

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Data Sources

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