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Crime in PO36 9

How much crime is recorded in PO36 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
15,080 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO36 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO36 9, broadly in line with 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Shoplifting13.78.4
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order5.64.6
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs3.72.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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