Total Crime Rate

231.8 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 231.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Home Mead area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 29th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Home Mead (PO30 2AR) in the last 12 months was 231.8 per 1,000 residents and was 193.7% higher than the Fairlee & Whippingham average (78.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Mead (PO30 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Home Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Meade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Meade Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Home Meade —
Sep 2025Public order Grove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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