Total Crime Rate

280.4 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 280.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Public order 66.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wye Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bettws , and the 52nd 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 Wye Crescent (NP20 7TS) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 166.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wye Crescent (NP20 7TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lambourne Way, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monnow Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wye Crescent area

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Data Sources

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