Postcode district · Yarmouth
Crime in PO41
How much crime is recorded in PO41, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 7,970 (2024)
PO41Postcode district · Yarmouth
How safe is PO41
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO41, below 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
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
PO41National
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary5.49.1
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.