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Crime in PO30 5JN

How much crime is recorded in PO30 5JN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Newport East & Parkhurst East
Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,155 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO30 5JN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO30 5JN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5JNNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Burglary4.09.1
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.22.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 65% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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