Jonathan Weaver, 35, broke into ex-girlfriend’s Tredegar home, caused gas leak, threatened explosion and threw roof tiles at police.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Luke Jones reached speeds of 103mph during police pursuit in Cwmbran before colliding with council lorry and parked car. He and Louis Hall were found with crack cocaine worth more than £30,000.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Ryan Lee Polverino confronted mother and baby with axe before realising his mistake and threatening victim not to call police.

Shay Williams, 21, tried to escape through a back garden during police raid at suspected brothel on Phillip Street.

Martin Hewings used a smashed vodka bottle to repeatedly stab Robert Proffitt in the face, leaving him with permanent scars.

Aiden Ford attacked his partner after she told his mother he had attended a police station, leaving her fearing for her life.

Connor Sainsbury, 21, was found with messages showing he dealt 34kg of cannabis and 4kg of ketamine after police seized his phone during a visit to his home over a firearm report.

Five men from Newport have been sentenced to a combined total of 10 years in prison after fighting with metal poles and kebab skewers in Commercial Road.

Rowan Barnett-Davies, 24, posed as a 15-year-old boy to trick young girls into sending indecent images which he distributed to other paedophiles. He has been jailed for eight years.

Joshua Marchant, 29, caught after phones seized in separate raids showed constant communication with his number. He was found with drugs, cash and ‘text bombs’ advertising his supply.

Shaun Davies strangled his partner until she thought she was going to die, then harassed her with up to 500 phone calls a day after his arrest.

Stewart Evans, 41, from Caerleon, continued illegally dumping waste despite suspended sentence and criminal behaviour order.