Newport crime stats
The overall crime rate in Newport city is 164.9 crimes per 1,000 which is 164% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 7.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 33.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 156% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 40.2% over the last twelve months.The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Public order crime rate is at 246% of national crime rate which puts Newport on 1. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Public order crime makes up 10.4% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 public order crime totalled 2.2k representing an increase 2.4% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Newport city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 33.8% | 14. highest | 156% | 7.3k | 5.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 17.8% | 13. highest | 183% | 3.8k | 5.3% |
| Public order crime | 10.4% | 1. highest | 246% | 2.2k | 2.4% |
| Shoplifting crime | 9.4% | 24. highest | 176% | 2.0k | 2.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.1% | 5. highest | 191% | 1.8k | -10.1% |
| Other theft crime | 4.6% | 46. highest | 113% | 998 | -8.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 4.5% | 26. highest | 143% | 971 | 20.0% |
| Burglary crime | 3.6% | 14. highest | 158% | 768 | 31.7% |
| Drugs crime | 2.5% | 52. highest | 121% | 540 | -9.8% |
| Other crime | 2.4% | 17. highest | 183% | 527 | -2.8% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.1% | 17. highest | 185% | 244 | 40.2% |
| Robbery crime | 0.9% | 51. highest | 108% | 201 | 11.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.5% | 39. lowest | 95% | 107 | -31.4% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.3% | 29. lowest | 31% | 72 | -27.3% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Newport crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Newport city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Newport city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Newport city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 29.3 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 5.9 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13.4 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 17.1 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 15.5 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.4 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 55.8 | 35.7 |
Newport overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Newport crime rate comparison map
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