Total Crime Rate

434.1 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 434.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 329.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Mendalgief Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 17th 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 Mendalgief Road (NP20 2HF) in the last 12 months was 434.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (241.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendalgief Road (NP20 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watch House Parade (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mendalgief Road area

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