Total Crime Rate

329.6 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 329.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.6 8/10
  • Public order 51.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 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

Dolphin Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 34th 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 Dolphin Street (NP20 2AS) in the last 12 months was 329.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (241.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 131.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolphin Street (NP20 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Market Street (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dolphin Street area

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Data Sources

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