Ridgeway & Glasllwch
Middle areaNorth west Newport. 6,831 people in 3.2 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Ridgeway & Glasllwch, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Ridgeway & Glasllwch
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ridgeway & Glasllwch at a rate of 69.4 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 | 168 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 98 |
| Other crime | 96 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ridgeway & Glasllwch compares
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Is Ridgeway & Glasllwch safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ridgeway & Glasllwch at a rate of 69.4 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, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ridgeway & Glasllwch.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (168), anti-social behaviour (98) and other crime (96).
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 Ridgeway & Glasllwch alone. See Newport
Ridgeway & Glasllwch in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ridgeway & Glasllwch was £380,000 in 2025.
Ridgeway & Glasllwch had 6,485 usual residents at the census.
In Ridgeway & Glasllwch, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Ridgeway & Glasllwch, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.