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Crime in PO37 6

How much crime is recorded in PO37 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
7,855 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO37 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO37 6, 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).

PO37 6National
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order7.44.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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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