Total Crime Rate

331.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 331.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Public order 49.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.4 7/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ammerston 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ammerston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Albans Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Garrett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Garrett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Garrett Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Monkland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monkland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlie Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harris Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wylam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wylam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wylam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lovaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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