Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 77th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Way (PO30 2BN) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Way (PO30 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angelica Grove, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowside (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Angelica Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Angelica Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Meadowside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angelica Grove
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grove Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berry Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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