Postcode · Newport
Crime in PO30 5HZ
How much crime is recorded in PO30 5HZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newport Central & Parkhurst West
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,796 (2024)
PO30 5HZNewport
How safe is PO30 5HZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO30 5HZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5HZNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.82.4
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.