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Crime · Newtown
Reported crime in central Newtown
7,197 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 181 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
7,197
Rate / 1,000
181
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,679 | 37% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,174 | 16% |
| Shoplifting | 885 | 12% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 549 | 8% |
| Public order | 462 | 6% |
| Other theft | 332 | 5% |
| Vehicle crime | 240 | 3% |
| Burglary | 236 | 3% |
| Drugs | 173 | 2% |
| Other crime | 122 | 2% |
| Robbery | 113 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 110 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 82 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 40 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 218 | 203 | 214 | 203 | 209 | 236 | 150 | 268 | 219 | 269 | 248 | 242 | 2679 |
| Anti social behaviour | 93 | 77 | 110 | 74 | 74 | 116 | 103 | 111 | 85 | 128 | 117 | 86 | 1174 |
| Shoplifting | 87 | 74 | 61 | 104 | 97 | 77 | 48 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 885 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 | 30 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 62 | 37 | 46 | 43 | 77 | 62 | 49 | 549 |
| Public order | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 24 | 52 | 40 | 38 | 57 | 36 | 462 |
| Other theft | 33 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 332 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 240 |
| Burglary | 19 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 236 |
| Drugs | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 173 |
| Other crime | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 122 |
| Robbery | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 113 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 110 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 82 |
| Theft from the person | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 40 |
| Total | 591 | 529 | 611 | 557 | 567 | 641 | 461 | 676 | 583 | 725 | 683 | 573 | 7197 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Newtown, Oct 2025 to Sept 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 39,860.