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Lawrence Hill

Middle area

North east Newport. 5,949 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Lawrence Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£240,000
Joint 2,422nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,794
2,500th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Lawrence Hill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lawrence Hill at a rate of 104.1 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences227
Other crime126
Anti-social behaviour91
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage and arson40
Shoplifting38
Burglary26
Drug offences14
Theft from the person2
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Lawrence Hill compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Lawrence HillMiddle
Median sale price20 middle areas, Newport · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newport20 areas from £165,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £216,250. Lawrence Hill is £240,000.
£240,0007th most expensive
Population20 middle areas, Newport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 5,269 to 11,804. The middle area is 7,788. Lawrence Hill is 5,794.
5,7943rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, Newport · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 14.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 87.5%. Lawrence Hill is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Newport · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 78.7% to 98.9%. The middle area is 96.8%. Lawrence Hill is 98.0%.
98.0%6th highest

Is Lawrence Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lawrence Hill at a rate of 104.1 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, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lawrence Hill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (227), other crime (126) and anti-social behaviour (91).

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 Lawrence Hill alone. See Newport

Average house price
£229,200
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,533
109th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
168,584
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Lawrence Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lawrence Hill was £240,000 in 2025.

Lawrence Hill had 5,794 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Lawrence Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lawrence Hill, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.