Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (PO30 5QT) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (PO30 5QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Hill, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lukely Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Hill —
Apr 2026Drugs Hinton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Machin Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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