Total Crime Rate

304.4 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 304.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Public order 39.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Other crime 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Risca Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Allt-yr-yn , and the 41st 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 Risca Road (NP20 4JW) in the last 12 months was 304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 213.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 152.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risca Road (NP20 4JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prosser Lane, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bolton Road (24 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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