Postcode · Ventnor
Crime in PO38 3AB
How much crime is recorded in PO38 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ventnor & Wroxall
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,715 (2024)
PO38 3ABVentnor
How safe is PO38 3AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO38 3AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
PO38 3ABNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.