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Crime in PO31 8

How much crime is recorded in PO31 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
12,385 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO31 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO31 8, 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).

PO31 8National
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 16% 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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