Total Crime Rate

836.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

331.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 836.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 331.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 230.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 210.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.3 9/10
  • Public order 88.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.4 10/10
  • Drugs 30.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
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

Stow Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Allt-yr-yn , and the 3rd 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 Stow Hill (NP20 1JB) in the last 12 months was 836.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2094.5% higher than the Allt-yr-yn average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 331.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stow Hill (NP20 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambrian Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Data Sources

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