Total Crime Rate

702.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 702.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 250.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.9 10/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 47.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 17th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

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 Princes Road (TS1 4BH) in the last 12 months was 702.5 per 1,000 residents and was 236.5% higher than the Newport average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (β‰ˆ 344.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (TS1 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Head Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Head Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harris Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monkland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Monkland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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