Total Crime Rate

213.0 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wentworth 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 Wentworth Street (TS1 4ET) 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 (≈ 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 Wentworth Street (TS1 4ET), 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 Wentworth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Howe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aire Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parliament Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parliament Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Costa Street
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wylam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wylam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wylam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lovaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Street

Data Sources

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