Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (PO30 1DP) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (PO30 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Hill, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Recreation Ground Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cedar Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Recreation Ground Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandler Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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