Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Staplers Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staplers Road (PO30 2GD) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staplers Road (PO30 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowside. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Staplers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Saxon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beauchamp Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staplers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staplers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staplers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Staplers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Staplers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Meadowside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Saxon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pennycress Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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