Total Crime Rate
270.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gresham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 79th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gresham Road (TS1 4LR) in the last 12 months was 270.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 144.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gresham Road (TS1 4LR), 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 | Warwick 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 | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Street | — |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aire Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parliament Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parliament Road | 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 | Drugs | Warwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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