Total Crime Rate

167.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hookes Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Carisbrooke & Gunville , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 467 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 Hookes Way (PO30 5HG) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 159.3% higher than the Carisbrooke & Gunville average (64.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hookes Way (PO30 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near St Jamess Street. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hookes Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Jamess Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3020 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Jamess Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Jamess Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Jamess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jamess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jamess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jamess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chain Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunny Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hookes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Jamess Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery River Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holyrood Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Crocker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Jamess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chain Lane —
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Data Sources

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