Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Crescent Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (TS1 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (TS1 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Terrace. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayresome Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Worcester Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kensington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bow Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Midfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Howe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Howe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Public order Caxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bush Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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