Total Crime Rate

215.8 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 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Maesglas Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Gaer , and the 76th 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 Maesglas Avenue (NP20 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Gaer average (116.9 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 Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesglas Avenue (NP20 3BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Close. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maesglas Avenue area

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Data Sources

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