Total Crime Rate

118.6 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Usk Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Usk Way (NP20 2FX) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 380.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usk Way (NP20 2FX), the main crime hotspot is near Morris Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Usk Way area

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Data Sources

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