Crime Rate in Stow Hill: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in Stow Hill

The total recorded crimes in Stow Hill, Newport, UK in July 2025 are around 855 as per the recent police data. This equates to a Stow Hill crime rate of 31.04 per 1,000 population.

It's important to note that this crime data is based on the Geographic Boundry data provided by the ONS around Stow Hill, encompassing approximately 27,543 residents.

Most occured crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Jul were:

  • Violence and sexual offences: (252) incidents (16.67% increase)
  • Anti-social behaviour: (165) incidents (-15.38% decrease)
  • Shoplifting: (99) incidents (-28.26% decrease)
Stow Hill Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Shopping Area with total crimes: 57
  • Cambrian Road with total crimes: 54
  • Skinner Lane with total crimes: 48

How safe is Stow Hill?

To understand the safety of Stow Hill, we need to analyze Stow Hill crime statistics in relation to regional averages. Lets examine the available data and provide a balanced assessment.

  • Relative to Newport:

    • In 2024, Stow Hill reported a higher crime volume than the Newport average, with 11,916 crimes compared to 2,560. This indicates a potentially challenging safety environment in the region for the year. Furthermore, Stow Hill witnessed more crimes than 20 out of 20 other areas in the Newport.

    • In 2023, Stow Hill experienced a greater number of crimes than the Newport average, with 8,433 crimes compared to 2,084. This indicates a higher crime burden for the area in the region during this period. Furthermore, Stow Hill witnessed more crimes than 20 out of 20 other areas in the Newport.

  • Overall Assessment:

    • Compared to other areas in Newport, Stow Hill has a higher crime rate and is considered more dangerous in 2024.

    • The trend in crime rates suggests Negative changes in overall safety.

Stow Hill Crime Statstics

In July 2025 the Stow Hill has recorded 855 crimes with crime rate of 31.04 ranking 1th out of 20 in the Newport, UK

In 2024, the total Stow Hill crimes were 11,916. The crime rate of Stow Hill in 2024 was 432.63 (year) or 36.05 (month) ranking it 1 dangerous area in the Newport.

In 2023, the total crimes in Stow Hill were around 8,433 crimes with yearly crime rate of 306.18 (year) or 25.51 (month) ranking 1 most dangerous area in the Newport.

AreaJuly 202520242023
CrimesRank (Stow Hill)CrimesRank (Stow Hill)CrimesRank (Stow Hill)
Pillgwenlly496 36,009 26,227 2
Ringland526 25,432 43,692 4
Lliswerry375 45,493 35,136 3
Victoria218 63,263 52,768 5
St Julians301 53,237 62,745 6
Gaer174 82,119 92,013 7
Bettws132 102,803 71,959 9
Shaftesbury195 71,956 101,708 10
Beechwood170 92,125 81,975 8
Alway130 111,638 111,248 11
Tredegar Park and Marshfield124 121,515 121,194 12
Allt-yr-yn93 151,115 13995 13
Rogerstone East100 13924 15744 15
Malpas84 171,065 14779 14
Llanwern96 14903 16468 17
Caerleon85 16771 17598 16
Rogerstone West23 20546 18390 18
Bishton and Langstone47 18462 19324 19
Graig26 19295 20287 20
Rogerstone North14 21172 2181 21

Stow Hill Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

July 2025 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 252 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 165 incidents.

During June 2025, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (216 reports) and Anti-social behaviour incidents were also notably high (195 cases).

In May 2025, Violence and sexual offences dominated crime reports (222 incidents), followed by Anti-social behaviour also remained a significant concern (171 incidents).

Recorded incidents of Violence and sexual offences were the most frequent (249 incidents) were the most common in April 2025, with There was a large number of incidents involving Anti-social behaviour (138 incidents) also being high.

For March 2025 , the most reported crimes were Most crimes reported were Violence and sexual offences (294 incidents) and then Anti-social behaviour showed a substantial number of incidents (162 incidents).

During January 2025, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (255 reports) and Anti-social behaviour incidents were also notably high (156 cases).

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange

Crime by Type

A total of 1488 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 248.00 incidents per month. March 2025 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 294 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 2025252
June 2025216
May 2025222
April 2025249
March 2025294
January 2025255

A total of 987 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 164.50 incidents per month. June 2025 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 195 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 2025165
June 2025195
May 2025171
April 2025138
March 2025162
January 2025156

A total of 429 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 71.50 incidents per month. May 2025 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 87 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202569
June 202578
May 202587
April 202575
March 202572
January 202548

A total of 294 Other theft incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 49.00 incidents per month. June 2025 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 57 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202554
June 202557
May 202545
April 202539
March 202551
January 202548

A total of 582 Public order incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 97.00 incidents per month. January 2025 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 114 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202584
June 202590
May 2025105
April 2025105
March 202584
January 2025114

A total of 753 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 125.50 incidents per month. March 2025 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 159 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202599
June 2025138
May 2025135
April 202584
March 2025159
January 2025138

A total of 69 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 11.50 incidents per month. May 2025 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 21 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202512
June 20256
May 202521
April 20256
March 20256
January 202518

A total of 81 Robbery incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 13.50 incidents per month. April 2025 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 18 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202515
June 202512
May 20256
April 202518
March 202515
January 202515

A total of 93 Other crime incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 15.50 incidents per month. March 2025 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 33 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202515
June 202518
May 20253
April 20259
March 202533
January 202515

A total of 48 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 8.00 incidents per month. January 2025 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 18 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202512
June 20256
May 20253
April 20253
March 20256
January 202518

A total of 144 Burglary incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 24.00 incidents per month. June 2025 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 30 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202521
June 202530
May 202530
April 202524
March 202530
January 20259

A total of 168 Drugs incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 28.00 incidents per month. July 2025 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 39 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202539
June 202515
May 202524
April 202530
March 202524
January 202536

A total of 72 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 12.00 incidents per month. May 2025 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 18 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 202512
June 20259
May 202518
April 202515
March 202515
January 20253

A total of 99 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 6 month period, averaging 16.50 incidents per month. March 2025 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 27 reported cases.

MonthCount
July 20256
June 202521
May 202512
April 202521
March 202527
January 202512

High Crime Locations Stow Hill in July 2025

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the Stow Hill postcode area is presented below.

1. Shopping Area (Map)
Total57
Shoplifting15
Violence and sexual offences15
Anti-social behaviour9
Criminal damage and arson9
Other theft6
Public order3
2. Cambrian Road (Map)
Total54
Anti-social behaviour18
Shoplifting12
Drugs6
Public order6
Violence and sexual offences6
Other theft3
Theft from the person3
3. Skinner Lane (Map)
Total48
Anti-social behaviour15
Violence and sexual offences12
Theft from the person6
Burglary3
Criminal damage and arson3
Other crime3
Public order3
Shoplifting3
4. Griffin Street (Map)
Total39
Public order18
Anti-social behaviour12
Drugs3
Other crime3
Shoplifting3
5. Market Street (Map)
Total36
Violence and sexual offences15
Anti-social behaviour6
Drugs6
Other theft3
Robbery3
Vehicle crime3
6. Supermarket (Map)
Total33
Anti-social behaviour24
Shoplifting9
7. Queen Street (Map)
Total30
Violence and sexual offences18
Public order9
Burglary3
8. Parking Area (Map)
Total30
Shoplifting27
Anti-social behaviour3
9. Parking Area (Map)
Total27
Shoplifting15
Criminal damage and arson6
Other theft3
Violence and sexual offences3
10. Queensway (Map)
Total27
Violence and sexual offences18
Possession of weapons6
Drugs3

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