Total Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Porchfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Porchfield Road (PO30 4NU) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Porchfield Road (PO30 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Old Vicarage Lane. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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