Total Crime Rate

541.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 541.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.2 10/10
  • Public order 41.9 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ross Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 30th 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 Ross Street (TS1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 541.9 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% higher 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 265.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% 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 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (58 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kildare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kildare Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kildare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wicklow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Costa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Costa Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ayresome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ayresome Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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