Postcode · Freshwater
Crime in PO40 9PF
How much crime is recorded in PO40 9PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yarmouth & Freshwater
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,827 (2024)
How safe is PO40 9PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO40 9PF area, 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
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
PO40 9PFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Public order5.44.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Burglary2.59.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.