Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 161st 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 4BL) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (TS1 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Outram Street, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calthorpe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ammerston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ammerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Outram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Outram Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Outram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Outram Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Worcester Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Garrett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wylam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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