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

Union Street 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 Union Street (TS1 4EA) 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 Union Street (TS1 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Captain Cook Square. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 161 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward'S Road

Data Sources

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