Total Crime Rate

2367.7 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 2367.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 701.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 509.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 326.9 10/10
  • Public order 281.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 144.1 10/10
  • Other theft 111.8 10/10
  • Drugs 81.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.2 10/10
  • Robbery 38.7 10/10
  • Other crime 34.4 10/10
  • Burglary 32.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
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

West Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Allt-yr-yn , and the 3rd 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 West Street (NP20 4DD) in the last 12 months was 2367.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2341.0% higher than the Allt-yr-yn average (97.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 326 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , down -36.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 482 (≈ 1036.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (NP20 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Cambrian Road. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentonville Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentonville Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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