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

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 4LT) 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 Gresham Road (TS1 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Portman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Howe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Howe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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