Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Other crime 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bettws , and the 89th highest crime rate of 517 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 Walk (NP20 7SS) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monnow Walk (NP20 7SS), the main crime hotspot is near Clist Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monnow Walk area

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Data Sources

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