Total Crime Rate

381.2 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 381.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 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

Shannon Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bettws , and the 22nd 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 Shannon Close (NP20 7LX) in the last 12 months was 381.2 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% higher than the Bettws average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 200.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shannon Close (NP20 7LX), the main crime hotspot is near Livale Court. Police recorded 42 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 Shannon Close area

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Data Sources

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