Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Worcester Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 216th highest crime rate of 456 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 Worcester Street (TS1 4NU) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Street (TS1 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 110 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 Worcester Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ayresome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cobham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outram Street
Apr 2026Robbery Outram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selbourne Street
Apr 2026Burglary Selbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ayresome Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Faraday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Faraday Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Faraday 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 2026Drugs Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ayresome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ayresome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
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

Data Sources

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