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Crime in PO36

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

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
23,202 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO36

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO36, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

PO36National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Shoplifting10.08.4
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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