Total Crime Rate
447.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orwell Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 36th highest crime rate of 457 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 4SW) in the last 12 months was 447.8 per 1,000 residents and was 114.5% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 226.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orwell Street (TS1 4SW), the main crime hotspot is near Nugent Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicklow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayresome Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nugent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nugent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nugent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meath Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nugent Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wembley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wembley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wembley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wembley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nugent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Longford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B6541 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wicklow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wicklow Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicklow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Liverton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Liverton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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