The line graph illustrates the changing rates of three different crimes in Newport city centre between 2003 and 2012.
Overall, it is noticeable that the rates of car theft and robberies fluctuated throughout the period, while the figure for burglaries saw a downward trend and surpassed car theft by the end of the period.
In 2003, the number of burglaries was approximately 3,400, making it the most common crime. This figure then reached a peak of around 3700 in 2004, before experiencing a significant fall until 2008, recorded at roughly 1100 incidents. After a slight recovery to 1400 in 2009, the number considerably fluctuated for the rest of the period, ending at approximately 1300.
In contrast, car theft cases remained stable at around 2800 during the first three years. After falling to nearly 2100 in 2006, the figure rose gradually despite some fluctuations, and accounted for about 2800 in 2012. Meanwhile, robbery recorded the fewest instances. It started at around 600 incidents in 2003. It then hovered between 500 and 700, before ending the period at approximately 600 cases in 2012.