Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Gaer , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Gardens (NP20 3AY) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Gaer average (43.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Gardens (NP20 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Gardens area

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Data Sources

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