Total Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carisbrooke Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carisbrooke Road (PO30 1DG) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carisbrooke Road (PO30 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carisbrooke & Gunville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cedar Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Recreation Ground Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandler Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandler Close | Under investigation |
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