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Crime in PO40

How much crime is recorded in PO40, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
8,742 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO40

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO40, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

PO40National
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order4.94.6
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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