Total Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 38th 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 Castle Hill (PO30 1XX) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 173.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (PO30 1XX), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millers' Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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
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Data Sources

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