Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melfort Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Gaer , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 517 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 Melfort Road (NP20 3FR) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melfort Road (NP20 3FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndhurst Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Park Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melfort Road area

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Data Sources

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