Total Crime Rate

676.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

501.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 676.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 501.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 392.7 10/10
  • Public order 105.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Drugs 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vectis Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 5th highest crime rate of 467 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 Vectis Cottages (PO30 5TS) in the last 12 months was 676.6 per 1,000 residents and was 741.0% higher than the Fairlee & Whippingham average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 501.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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