Crime Rates at High Street, Newport, PO30 1SE

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO30 1SE) in the last 12 months was 867.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1242.5% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 283.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO30 1SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.