Total Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pillmawr Circle area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Malpas , and the 17th 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 Pillmawr Circle (NP20 6WP) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pillmawr Circle (NP20 6WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yewberry Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pilton Vale (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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