Pillgwenlly & Docks
Middle areaWest Newport. 10,768 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 22% of people in Pillgwenlly & Docks live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pillgwenlly & Docks
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pillgwenlly & Docks at a rate of 213.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 137.4 per 1,000 people across Newport.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 714 |
| Other crime | 438 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 430 |
| Shoplifting | 277 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 158 |
| Vehicle crime | 94 |
| Drug offences | 81 |
| Burglary | 76 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pillgwenlly & Docks compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pillgwenlly & Docks safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pillgwenlly & Docks at a rate of 213.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 137.4 per 1,000 people across Newport.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 221 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pillgwenlly & Docks.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (714), other crime (438) and anti-social behaviour (430).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newport
These figures are published for the whole of Newport, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newport and not Pillgwenlly & Docks alone. See Newport
Pillgwenlly & Docks in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pillgwenlly & Docks was £235,000 in 2025.
Pillgwenlly & Docks had 9,290 usual residents at the census.
About 22% of people in Pillgwenlly & Docks live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pillgwenlly & Docks, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.