Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shannon Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bettws , and the 62nd 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 Shannon Close (NP20 7LX) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 107.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shannon Close (NP20 7LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parret Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Livale Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shannon Close area

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