Fairwater, Gwent Crime and Safety Statistics

Fairwater Crime Overview

Fairwater is among the top 20 safest small towns in Gwent, and is the 55th safest overall out of Gwent's 117 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Fairwater in 2020 was 51 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Gwent's overall crime rate, coming in 43% lower than the Gwent rate of 73 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Fairwater is the 411st safest small town, and the 2,948th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In June 2016, Fairwater had the worst crime rate in Gwent for possession of weapons, with 2 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.17 per 1,000 inhabitants.

The most common crimes in Fairwater are violence and sexual offences, with 287 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 25. This is 29% lower than 2019's figure of 371 offences and a difference of 7.21 from 2019's crime rate of 32. Fairwater's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 2 offences recorded in 2020, a decrease of 150% from 2019's figure of 5 crimes.

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Crime in Fairwater Compared To Gwent

Summary of Crimes in Fairwater This Year

	Fairwater		Gwent
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	331	28.40	23,954	40.30	42% safer
Bicycle Theft	3	0.26	286	0.48	85% safer
Burglary	31	2.66	2,221	3.74	41% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	24	2.06	1,326	2.23	8% safer
Drugs	8	0.69	1,770	2.98	332% safer
Other Crime	17	1.46	1,426	2.40	64% safer
Other Theft	37	3.18	3,317	5.58	75% safer
Possession of Weapons	2	0.17	257	0.43	153% safer
Public Order	124	10.64	7,957	13.39	26% safer
Robbery	3	0.26	249	0.42	62% safer
Shoplifting	15	1.29	2,424	4.08	216% safer
Theft From the Person	4	0.34	222	0.37	9% safer
Vehicle Crime	38	3.26	2,500	4.21	29% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	287	24.63	19,207	32.31	31% safer

Fairwater Compared to Nearby Small Towns

Small Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Allt-yr-yn	353	38.36	33% safer
Caerleon	326	41.90	21% safer
Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn	576	45.58	12% safer
Caldicot	466	46.58	9% safer
Panteg	381	49.93	1.9% safer
Fairwater	593	50.89	-
Liswerry	703	51.14	0.49% more dangerous
Gaer	495	54.68	7% more dangerous
Monmouth	639	56.67	10% more dangerous
Chepstow	711	57.19	11% more dangerous
Bettws	471	58.55	13% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Fairwater

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Fairwater Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	25	13	11	28	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	0.26	0.51	0.09	0.26	Safer
Burglary	1.2	8	3.6	2.7	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	14	2.7	2.7	2.1	Safer
Drugs	3.2	1.2	2.1	0.69	Safer
Other Crime	2.1	2.2	1.3	1.5	Safer
Other Theft	6	4.8	4.2	3.2	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.26	0.17	0.43	0.17	Safer
Public Order	5	11	9	11	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	0.43	0.17	0.17	0.26	Getting worse
Shoplifting	1.9	2.7	3.9	1.3	Safer
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	0.43	0.60	-	0.34	Safer
Vehicle Crime	8	9	4.3	3.3	Safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	23	33	32	25	Safer

Changes In Fairwater's Crime Rates Over Time

Comparing Fairwater to the UK's Major Cities

Small Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Fairwater	50.89	-
Barnet	67.71	25% more dangerous
Coventry	77.41	34% more dangerous
Croydon	83.22	39% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	41% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	41% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	48% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	51% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	53% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	62% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	63% more dangerous

Crime in Fairwater's Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Fairwater & Greenmeadow	324	50	Second
West Pontnewydd & Thornhill	510	76	First

Crime in Fairwater During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Fairwater change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in May, when Fairwater saw a 600% increase in anti-social behaviour. Fairwater saw a large fall in shoplifting during August, when it fell by 93% compared to August in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	+46%	+342%	+600%	+414%	+43%	-15%	+25%	+214%	+75%	+167%
Burglary	-57%	-	-	-50%	+33%	-	-25%	-67%	-17%	+100%
Criminal Damage and Arson	-67%	-	-60%	+150%	+50%	+100%	+50%	-	-	+300%
Drugs	-67%	-	-	-	-50%	-	-	-	-	-
Other Crime	-50%	-	-	-	-33%	-	-	+100%	-	-
Other Theft	-57%	-	-	-	-71%	-40%	-	-43%	+200%	-50%
Public Order	-	-	-20%	+36%	-44%	+71%	+220%	+180%	-25%	+125%
Shoplifting	-	-	-67%	-50%	-50%	-93%	-	-	+100%	-
Vehicle Crime	+100%	+300%	-25%	+400%	-20%	-	-25%	-	-62%	+500%
Violence and Sexual Offences	-11%	-65%	-28%	-11%	-35%	-24%	+18%	-32%	-50%	+32%

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Fairwater

What police force serves Fairwater?

Fairwater's local territorial police force is the Gwent Police.

How dangerous is Fairwater?

Fairwater is among the top 20 safest small towns in Gwent.

What is Fairwater's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Fairwater are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Fairwater?

Fairwater's least common crimes are possession of weapons.

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Fairwater, Gwent