Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Finsbury Street area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finsbury Street (TS1 4JR) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Newport average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finsbury Street (TS1 4JR), 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 Finsbury Street area

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

Data Sources

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