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Crime · Newtown
Reported crime in central Newtown
8,793 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 148 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
8,793
Rate / 1,000
148
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3,386 | 39% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,506 | 17% |
| Shoplifting | 959 | 11% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 624 | 7% |
| Public order | 543 | 6% |
| Other theft | 528 | 6% |
| Drugs | 239 | 3% |
| Burglary | 225 | 3% |
| Bicycle theft | 194 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 183 | 2% |
| Other crime | 130 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 112 | 1% |
| Robbery | 85 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 79 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 272 | 272 | 282 | 274 | 288 | 293 | 291 | 267 | 314 | 260 | 278 | 295 | 3386 |
| Anti social behaviour | 156 | 170 | 167 | 121 | 111 | 99 | 86 | 98 | 101 | 124 | 169 | 104 | 1506 |
| Shoplifting | 131 | 93 | 86 | 45 | 67 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 81 | 115 | 64 | 116 | 959 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 | 49 | 52 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 58 | 61 | 42 | 49 | 43 | 64 | 624 |
| Public order | 54 | 50 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 51 | 39 | 47 | 36 | 51 | 39 | 543 |
| Other theft | 46 | 36 | 58 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 45 | 40 | 46 | 36 | 528 |
| Drugs | 27 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 239 |
| Burglary | 17 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 225 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 194 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 183 |
| Other crime | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 130 |
| Possession of weapons | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 112 |
| Robbery | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 85 |
| Theft from the person | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 79 |
| Total | 812 | 761 | 786 | 693 | 691 | 658 | 678 | 692 | 760 | 720 | 770 | 772 | 8793 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Newtown, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 59,555.