Crime Rates at Cross Street, Newport, PO30 1PT

Cross Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (PO30 1PT) in the last 12 months was 279.3 per 1,000 residents and was 335.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (PO30 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Jamess Street, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.