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Crime in PO34 5

How much crime is recorded in PO34 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
2,406 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO34 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO34 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).

PO34 5National
Shoplifting28.08.4
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 30% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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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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