Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackhouse Quay area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 167th highest 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 Blackhouse Quay (PO30 5YH) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhouse Quay (PO30 5YH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackhouse Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little London Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery River Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Little London Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyrood Street Suspect charged as part of another case
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Data Sources

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