Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 106.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Monnow Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bettws , and the 47th 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 Monnow Way (NP20 7AP) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.9% higher than the Bettws average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monnow Way (NP20 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clist Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otter Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monnow Way area

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Data Sources

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