Postcode · Bembridge
Crime in PO35 5RE
How much crime is recorded in PO35 5RE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bembridge & Nettlestone
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
How safe is PO35 5RE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO35 5RE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
PO35 5RENational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Other theft3.84.5
Public order2.24.6
Burglary2.19.1
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.