Total Crime Rate

1795.8 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 1795.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 829.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 366.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 175.0 10/10
  • Public order 158.3 10/10
  • Other theft 87.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.2 10/10
  • Drugs 41.7 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Medina Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 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 Medina Avenue (PO30 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 1795.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2699.9% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 562.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medina Avenue (PO30 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 309 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Medina Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pyle Street —
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Jamess Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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