Total Crime Rate

144.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mendalgief Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 25th highest crime rate of 501 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 Mendalgief Road (NP20 2NT) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendalgief Road (NP20 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friars Field, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capel Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Data Sources

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