Total Crime Rate

436.0 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 436.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Public order 49.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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

South Market Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 16th 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 South Market Street (NP20 2AX) in the last 12 months was 436.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (241.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 208.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Market Street (NP20 2AX), 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 South Market Street area

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Data Sources

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