Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Francis Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 29th highest crime rate of 501 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 Francis Close (NP20 2RF) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Close (NP20 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Close area

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Data Sources

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