Total Crime Rate

338.1 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 338.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drinkwater Rise area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Gaer , and the 32nd 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 Drinkwater Rise (NP20 3GR) in the last 12 months was 338.1 per 1,000 residents and was 189.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 204.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drinkwater Rise (NP20 3GR), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Vale. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drinkwater Rise area

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Data Sources

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