Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mount Pleasant Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 65th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant Road (PO30 1EU) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.1% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant Road (PO30 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mountjoy & Shide

Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Litten Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Litten Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Litten Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Litten Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Litten —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trafalgar Lane Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑