Total Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hoskins Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Allt-yr-yn , and the 139th highest crime rate of 501 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 Hoskins Street (NP20 5LA) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% higher than the Allt-yr-yn average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hoskins Street (NP20 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Shaftesbury Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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