Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 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

Ogmore Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bettws , and the 228th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Newport .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ogmore Crescent (NP20 7SD) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Bettws average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ogmore Crescent (NP20 7SD), the main crime hotspot is near Darent Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ogmore Crescent area

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Data Sources

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