Total Crime Rate
176.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Almond Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Malpas , and the 101st 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 Almond Drive (NP20 6LD) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.4% higher than the Malpas average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -74.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Almond Drive (NP20 6LD), 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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