Crime Rates at Whitcombe Road, Newport, PO30 1ED

Whitcombe Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 39th highest crime rate of 467 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 Whitcombe Road (PO30 1ED) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 181.4% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitcombe Road (PO30 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Hill, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.