Total Crime Rate

259.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 259.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Prior Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 25th 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 Prior Crescent (PO30 5NT) in the last 12 months was 259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prior Crescent (PO30 5NT), the main crime hotspot is near Hewitt Crescent. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prior Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lonsdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lonsdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woolcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolcombe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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