Total Crime Rate

474.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

229.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 474.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 229.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
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

Orwell Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 34th 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 Orwell Street (TS1 4SP) in the last 12 months was 474.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.1% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 229.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Street (TS1 4SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nugent Avenue, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orwell Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aidan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wicklow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mills Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Laycock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nugent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Laycock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Liverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Liverton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Laycock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wembley Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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