Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Chester Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 170th 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 Chester Street (TS1 4NW) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (TS1 4NW), 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 Chester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Finsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Costa Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bush Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cobham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bush Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bush Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Costa Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Cobham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ayresome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ayresome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ayresome Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ayresome Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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