Total Crime Rate

270.4 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 270.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.9 10/10
  • Other crime 28.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Henry Wood Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway , and the 55th 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 Henry Wood Walk (NP19 9SZ) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Wood Walk (NP19 9SZ), 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 Henry Wood Walk area

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Data Sources

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