Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 213.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 117th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (TS1 4EE) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (TS1 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Outram Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 44 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parliament Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Costa Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parliament Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lees Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowley Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garrett Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Garrett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Garrett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teare Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlie Wood Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Outram Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Outram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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