Total Crime Rate

188.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 188.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Burglary 45.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wembley Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 140th 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 Wembley Street (TS1 4HS) in the last 12 months was 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wembley Street (TS1 4HS), 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 Wembley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nugent Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wembley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nugent Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wembley Street
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Wicklow Street
Sep 2025Public order Wicklow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicklow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicklow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kildare Street
Sep 2025Burglary Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nesham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kildare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kildare Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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