Crime Rate in Newport West, ward

Newport West has the 8th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 1223rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 191st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newport West in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newport West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newport West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.