Crime Rates at Furrlongs, Newport, PO30 2BB

Furrlongs area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 40th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furrlongs (PO30 2BB) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 124.0% higher than the Fairlee & Whippingham average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furrlongs (PO30 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angelica Grove, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.