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Crime in Newport

1,836 crimes were recorded within a mile of the centre of Newport between May 2026 to June 2026. Gwent Police logged an outcome for 470 of them.

86% of vehicle crime cases here ended with no suspect identified.

Month by month

May 2026June 2026

What was reported, and how it ended

The change compares the most recent six months with the six before them. Cases still under investigation are not counted in the rate.

CategoryRecordedChangeNo suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences575up 12%25%
Anti-social behaviour406up 11%n/a
Public order175up 40%35%
Shoplifting172up 7%50%
Criminal damage and arson128up 6%45%
Burglary88up 26%75%
Vehicle crime81down 12%86%
Other theft70up 19%70%
Drugs36down 36%too few
Other crime33down 43%20%
Robbery26too fewtoo few
Possession of weapons20too fewtoo few
Theft from the person15too fewtoo few
Bicycle theft11too fewtoo few

Where it happens

The source records a crime as being on or near a street rather than at an address, so that nobody can be identified from it. These are the streets that come up most often, over the whole 2 months.

Violence and sexual offences

  1. Cambrian Road21
  2. Skinner Lane19
  3. Parking Area17
  4. West Market Street17
  5. Sports/recreation Area16
  6. Griffin Street15
  7. Shopping Area13
  8. Commercial Road10

Anti-social behaviour

  1. Parking Area30
  2. Griffin Street26
  3. Skinner Lane16
  4. Supermarket13
  5. Cambrian Road12
  6. Francis Drive12
  7. Shopping Area12
  8. Sports/recreation Area12

Public order

  1. Shopping Area13
  2. Market Street9
  3. Palmyra Place7
  4. Parking Area7
  5. Griffin Street6
  6. Skinner Lane6
  7. Sports/recreation Area6
  8. Theatre/concert Hall6

Shoplifting

  1. Shopping Area45
  2. Gloster Street37
  3. Parking Area21
  4. Supermarket14
  5. Cambrian Road12
  6. Talbot Lane7
  7. Griffin Street5
  8. Skinner Lane5

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