Total Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Simpson Close area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Malpas , and the 18th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Simpson Close (NP20 6NL) in the last 12 months was 171.3 per 1,000 residents and was 436.2% higher than the Malpas average (31.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Close (NP20 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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