Recorded Crime in Newport - South Wales Argus

Local police force: Gwent
Crime figures for CRDP area Newport.
Population: 140,000
Number of households: 60,000

Recorded crime for six key offences

	2007-08	2008-09	% Change
Violence against the person	3,728	3,414	-8
Sexual offences	195	196	1
Robbery	173	137	-21
Burglary of a dwelling	1,162	1,055	-9
Theft of a vehicle	604	544	-10
Theft from a vehicle	1,878	1,642	-13
Interfering with a vehicle	208	210	1
BCS comparator

Reported crime per 1,000 population 2008-09

	Local	UK	Difference
Violence against the person	24	16	8
Sexual offences	1	1	0
Robbery	1	1	0
Burglary of a dwelling	8	5	3
Theft of a vehicle	4	3	1
Theft from a vehicle	12	7	5
Interfering with a vehicle	1	1	0

Key

Graph: Red bar is local crime, black bar is national crime.

Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP): a partnership of police, local councils and other local agencies and organisations tackling crime and disorder in your local area.

The figures shown are a combination of police recorded crime figures and data collected by the British Crime Survey (BCS). All reports of incidents, whether from victims, witnesses or third parties, and whether crime-related or not, result in the registration of an incident report by the police. An incident is recorded as a crime if, on the balance of probability, the circumstances as reported amount to a crime defined by law and there is no credible evidence to the contrary.

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