Total Crime Rate

197.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.2 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 197.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petch Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 456 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 Petch Close (TS1 5LE) in the last 12 months was 197.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petch Close (TS1 5LE), 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 Petch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outram Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Selbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selbourne Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parliament Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bowley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parliament Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outram Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Albans Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Outram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Finsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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