Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.5 2/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Risca Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Allt-yr-yn , and the 73rd 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 Risca Road (NP20 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Allt-yr-yn average (97.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risca Road (NP20 3PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgeway Grove, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enville Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Risca Road area

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Data Sources

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