Total Crime Rate

1612.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1612.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 484.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 359.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 165.6 10/10
  • Public order 162.5 10/10
  • Drugs 159.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 121.9 10/10
  • Other theft 84.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Town Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Town Lane (PO30 1AR) in the last 12 months was 1612.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2414.0% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 180.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 221 (≈ 690.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Lane (PO30 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 325 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (116 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Town Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pyle Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chain Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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