Total Crime Rate
78.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finsbury 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.
View Crime In Newport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aire Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parliament Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parliament Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Costa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Costa Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Essex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lovaine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wylam Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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