Total Crime Rate
553.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ross 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.
View Crime In Newport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aire Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parliament Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Surrey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gough Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parliament Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teare Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carey Close | Under investigation |
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