Total Crime Rate

283.6 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 283.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bassaleg Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Gaer , and the 49th 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 Bassaleg Road (NP20 3NA) in the last 12 months was 283.6 per 1,000 residents and was 142.7% higher than the Gaer average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassaleg Road (NP20 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ben Jonson Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bassaleg Road area

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Data Sources

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