Crap Towns / Newport / Crime

How much crime is there in Newport?

The police recorded 120 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Newport from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 58.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 119, the same as in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	119	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	121	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	119	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	58.6	34.1
Shoplifting	16.2	7.1
Public order	13.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	9.3	7.0
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Drugs	5.6	2.4
Other crime	2.7	2.0
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.6	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Newport	–	120
Sandown	10.6 km	100
Ryde	10.0 km	88.2
Gosport	15.1 km	82.9
Ventnor	13.1 km	79.4
Shanklin	11.4 km	77.2
East Cowes	5.8 km	61.0
Blackfield and Langley	13.6 km	54.5
Holbury	15.8 km	45.7
Cowes	5.6 km	42.4
Lee-on-the-Solent	14.5 km	33.3
The typical town	–	76.2