Total Crime Rate

317.7 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 317.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Commercial Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 37th 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 Commercial Road (NP9 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 317.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (241.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 165.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (NP9 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

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