Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ariel Reach area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 211th 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 Ariel Reach (NP20 2FP) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ariel Reach (NP20 2FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ariel Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alicia Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ariel Reach area

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Data Sources

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