Total Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wistaria Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Malpas , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wistaria Close (NP20 6JU) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Malpas average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wistaria Close (NP20 6JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robertson Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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