Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bow Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 212th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bow Street (TS1 4BT) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Newport average (202.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Street (TS1 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aske Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cobham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Linthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cobham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Craven Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selbourne Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Selbourne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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