Total Crime Rate

1404.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

558.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1404.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 558.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 408.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 358.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 220.8 10/10
  • Public order 137.5 10/10
  • Drugs 75.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.8 10/10
  • Other theft 37.5 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Clarence Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 467 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 Clarence Road (PO30 1EW) in the last 12 months was 1404.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2073.0% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 558.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (PO30 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prospect Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Litten —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Litten Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Litten Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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