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Crime in PO36 8

How much crime is recorded in PO36 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
10,190 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO36 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO36 8, 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).

PO36 8National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary6.29.1
Public order6.04.6
Drugs4.52.4
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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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