Total Crime Rate

224.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 224.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Princes Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 110th 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 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 224.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (TS1 4BJ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garnet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobham Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Cobham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Portman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lovaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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