Crime Rate in Ventnor & St Lawrence, ward

Ventnor & St Lawrence has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 1615th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ventnor & St Lawrence in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ventnor & St Lawrence’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 221 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ventnor & St Lawrence ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.