Crime in Newport
Recorded crime in Newport is 1.2 times the Newport council average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 20%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 3 km of the centre of Newport (Casnewydd): about 91,468 residents in 71 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 8.1/10Good
- 5-year change
- +20%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Newport council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 3 km of the centre of Newport.
Crime over 5 years
Up 20% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 3 km of Newport, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Newport council average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 119 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 34 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Newport (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Newport council area, not only the city of Newport. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 294 | 1.8 | Down 14% |
| Cars broken into | 441 | 2.6 | Down 14% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,518 | 9.0 | Down 10% |
| Burglary of homes | 319 | 1.9 | Down 5% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in NP20
In NP20, the postcode district at the centre of Newport, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 3,317 | 7% | 5% | 63% | 18% | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 1,286 | 26% | 3% | 21% | 47% | 3% |
| Public order | 1,180 | 7% | 3% | 52% | 32% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 935 | 4% | 1% | 32% | 58% | 4% |
| Other theft | 522 | 1% | 2% | 30% | 62% | 6% |
| Drugs | 319 | 34% | 22% | 28% | 13% | 4% |
| Burglary | 308 | 7% | 0% | 21% | 66% | 6% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 306 | 2% | 0% | 15% | 79% | 4% |
| Other crime | 254 | 14% | 3% | 57% | 23% | 3% |
| Robbery | 112 | 13% | 0% | 42% | 39% | 6% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 100 | 29% | 9% | 53% | 7% | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 88 | 5% | 0% | 15% | 77% | 3% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 71 | 0% | 0% | 21% | 75% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Newport, 2023 to 2025: 155 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 59 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 12 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
0.9 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 38% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.5 |
| Burglary | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 45.2 |
| Drugs | 5.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 3.2 |
| Other theft | 9.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 7.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.1 |
| Public order | 17.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 |
| Shoplifting | 13.6 |
Postcode districts in Newport
Nearby towns
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Questions about crime in Newport
- Is Newport a safe place to live?
- Newport scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Newport council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Newport?
- Up 20% over 5 years, from 10,476 recorded crimes a year to 12,533.
- What is the most common crime in Newport?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 45 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Newport compare with Newport council?
- Crime severity in Newport is 1.2 times the Newport council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Newport?
- In NP20, the postcode district at the centre of Newport, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 36% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Newport?
- Of 308 burglaries reported in NP20, the postcode district at the centre of Newport between September 2024 and August 2025, 7% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 66% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Newport?
- In the Newport council area, the police recorded 294 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.8 per 1,000 residents, down 14% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Newport?
- 1,518 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Newport council area, 9.0 per 1,000 residents, 1.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Newport last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Newport council area, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.