Total Crime Rate

224.7 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 224.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wentworth Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 110th 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 Wentworth Street (TS1 4EU) in the last 12 months was 224.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Street (TS1 4EU), 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 Wentworth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lovaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ammerston Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ammerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Costa Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Wylam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wylam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wylam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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