Total Crime Rate
331.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ammerston Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newport , and the 56th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in Middlesbrough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ammerston Road (TS1 5LL) in the last 12 months was 331.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Newport average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ammerston Road (TS1 5LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 33 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 | Coral Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Albans Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Palmer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garrett Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrett Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Garrett Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garrett Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Monkland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monkland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charlie Wood Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harris Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wylam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wylam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wylam Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lovaine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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