Total Crime Rate

152.2 per 1,000 9/10 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 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gresham Road 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 Gresham Road (TS1 4LN) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Gresham Road (TS1 4LN), 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 Gresham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kensington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlie Wood Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Worcester Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Caxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caxton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlie Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aire Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Aire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobham Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Lovaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cobham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street β€”

Data Sources

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