Total Crime Rate

219.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 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 219.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

Longford Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 118th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longford Street (TS1 4RN) in the last 12 months was 219.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Street (TS1 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near Outram Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kildare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Kildare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kildare Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Costa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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