Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oliphant Circle area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Malpas , and the 74th 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 Oliphant Circle (NP20 6PA) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 181.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliphant Circle (NP20 6PA), the main crime hotspot is near Trevithick Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oliphant Circle area

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Data Sources

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