Crime Rate in Parkhurst & Hunnyhill, ward

Parkhurst & Hunnyhill has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 3737th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 540th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Parkhurst & Hunnyhill in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Parkhurst & Hunnyhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 201 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Parkhurst & Hunnyhill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parkhurst Road, with 66 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hewitt Crescent (55 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.