Total Crime Rate

150.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Gaer Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Allt-yr-yn , and the 128th highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaer Street (NP20 4FD) in the last 12 months was 150.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaer Street (NP20 4FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndhurst Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4240 (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gaer Street area

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Data Sources

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