Crime Rates at Long Lane, Newport, PO30 2NH

Long Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Lane (PO30 2NH) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (PO30 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landscape Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.