Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 126th 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 Chestnut Close (PO30 1YD) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Close (PO30 1YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydney Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnt House Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnam Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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