Total Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 467 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 Priory Road (PO30 5JS) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Road (PO30 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carisbrooke & Gunville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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