Total Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pilton Vale area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Malpas , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 517 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 Pilton Vale (NP20 6LN) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pilton Vale (NP20 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Pilton Vale. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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