Postcode · Newport
Crime in PO30 3BA
How much crime is recorded in PO30 3BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newport South & West
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
PO30 3BANewport
How safe is PO30 3BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO30 3BA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO30 3BANational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.04.6
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.