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Crime · Newport
Reported crime in the parish of Barnstaple
3,307 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 121 per 1,000 residents.
The figures on this page are for the parish of Barnstaple, which includes Newport. There are no separate figures for Newport. What each figure covers
Total incidents
3,307
Rate / 1,000
121
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,320 | 40% |
| Shoplifting | 491 | 15% |
| Anti social behaviour | 425 | 13% |
| Public order | 252 | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 237 | 7% |
| Other theft | 170 | 5% |
| Drugs | 96 | 3% |
| Burglary | 71 | 2% |
| Other crime | 61 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 47 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 44 | 1% |
| Robbery | 38 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 34 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 21 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 100 | 124 | 91 | 114 | 104 | 114 | 102 | 85 | 131 | 109 | 130 | 116 | 1320 |
| Shoplifting | 47 | 67 | 58 | 37 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 55 | 43 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 491 |
| Anti social behaviour | 54 | 56 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 425 |
| Public order | 24 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 252 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 237 |
| Other theft | 19 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 170 |
| Drugs | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 96 |
| Burglary | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 71 |
| Other crime | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 61 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 47 | |
| Possession of weapons | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 44 | |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 38 | |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||
| Total | 312 | 345 | 290 | 298 | 240 | 248 | 192 | 245 | 295 | 257 | 289 | 296 | 3307 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Newport, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 27,309.