Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydney Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 139th 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 Sydney Close (PO30 1YG) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Close (PO30 1YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Johns Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbine Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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