Crime Rate in Freshwater South, ward

Freshwater South has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 3505th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 601st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Freshwater South in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Freshwater South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Freshwater South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Longhalves. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.