[1][2] However, as the number of court cases in Newport grew, it became necessary to commission a more modern courthouse for criminal matters.

[5][6] The new building was designed by Rainey Petrie Architecture in the Modernist style, built in red brick at a cost of £3.4 million,[7] and was completed in 1994.

The third bay from the right, which, unlike the rest of the main frontage, was three storeys high rather than two storeys, featured a double-doorway with a stone architrave on the ground floor and a projecting triangular window spanning the first and second floors, all surmounted by a pediment with a Royal coat of arms in the tympanum.

The second bay from the left contained an entrance in a similar style but the projecting triangular window only spanned the first floor.

[9] Notable cases have been the trial and conviction of Graham Medway, in October 2020, for sex offences which included the rape of a three-year-old child.