Total Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 198.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 130th highest crime rate of 456 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 4EB) in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (TS1 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Craven Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 58 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selbourne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1272 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coral Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Albans Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aske Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Selbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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