Total Crime Rate

152.2 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 152.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Athol Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 181st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athol Street (TS1 4LB) in the last 12 months was 152.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athol Street (TS1 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 104 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 Athol Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Worcester Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parliament Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parliament Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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