Crime Rates at High Street, Newport, PO30 1SS

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 2nd 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 High Street (PO30 1SS) in the last 12 months was 1612.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2414.0% 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 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 180.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 221 (≈ 690.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO30 1SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 325 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (116 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.