Crime Rates at Broadwood Lane, Newport, PO30 5NE

Broadwood Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 51st 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 Broadwood Lane (PO30 5NE) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 131.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 172.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwood Lane (PO30 5NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gunville Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hollows (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.