Total Crime Rate

234.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 234.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Street (TS1 4NW) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% 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 104 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayresome Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Midfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Berner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas' Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas' Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cadogan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Worcester Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parliament Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aire Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Aire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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