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Crime in PO30 2

How much crime is recorded in PO30 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
13,241 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO30 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO30 2, 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
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.52.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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.

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