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Crime in PO30 1

How much crime is recorded in PO30 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
16,124 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO30 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO30 1, above 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences35.723.6
Shoplifting16.38.4
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Public order8.54.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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.

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