Total Crime Rate

593.6 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 593.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.4 10/10
  • Drugs 84.8 10/10
  • Public order 81.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
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

Mountjoy Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 10th 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 Mountjoy Street (NP20 2FA) in the last 12 months was 593.6 per 1,000 residents and was 146.0% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 349.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 149.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountjoy Street (NP20 2FA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountjoy Street area

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Data Sources

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