Total Crime Rate
121.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet , and the 72nd 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 Main Road (PO30 4LW) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 241.4% higher than the Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (PO30 4LW), the main crime hotspot is near Main Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Main Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Main Road | Under investigation |
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