Total Crime Rate

553.1 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 553.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 215.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.1 10/10
  • Burglary 47.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.9 7/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ross Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 24th 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 Ross Street (TS1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 553.1 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 290.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Street (TS1 4EJ), 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 Ross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aire Street
Sep 2025Drugs Aire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parliament Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parliament Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teare Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Carey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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