Total Crime Rate

157.0 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bishton and Langstone , and the 122nd 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 This (NP26 5US) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 156.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 418.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in NP26 5US area

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Data Sources

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