Total Crime Rate

238.6 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 238.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Monnow Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bettws , and the 67th 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 Monnow Way (NP20 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% higher than the Bettws average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -67.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monnow Way (NP20 7DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornbrook Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Livale Court (25 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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