Total Crime Rate

299.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 299.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gresham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 75th highest crime rate of 456 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 299.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher than the Newport average (202.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 164.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% 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 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craven Street (58 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Costa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Costa Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parliament Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parliament Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selbourne Street
Apr 2026Other crime Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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