Crime Rates at Medway Court, Bettws, Newport, NP20 7XD

Medway Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bettws , and the 166th 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 Medway Court (NP20 7XD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Court (NP20 7XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clist Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otter Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.