Newport vs Southern Villages

Newport has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,329 crimes in the last 12 months. Southern Villages has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 527 crimes. Southern Villages scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newport shows a year-on-year crime trend of +13.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Southern Villages shows +202.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newport, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,135 incidents). In Southern Villages, it is Violent Crime (458 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newport recorded 607 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Southern Villages recorded 19. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newport totalled 1,135 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 458 in Southern Villages. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newport recorded 2,925 crimes (now 3,329, a change of +13.8%). Southern Villages recorded 174 crimes previously (now 527, +202.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Newport has a resolution rate of 40.4% and Southern Villages has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Newport falls within the Cleveland Police boundary. Southern Villages is covered by Cleveland Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Newport and Southern Villages. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.