Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayfield Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfield Drive (PO30 2DR) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Fairlee & Whippingham average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayfield Drive (PO30 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowside. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairlee & Whippingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beadmans Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cynthia Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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