Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wentwood View area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bishton and Langstone , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wentwood View (NP26 4QG) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Bishton and Langstone average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentwood View (NP26 4QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookside, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Ithon (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wentwood View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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