Total Crime Rate

633.7 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 633.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 316.8 10/10
  • Public order 155.1 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Drugs 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vectis Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairlee & Whippingham , and the 4th 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 Vectis Cottages (PO30 5TS) in the last 12 months was 633.7 per 1,000 residents and was 702.8% 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 475.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vectis Cottages (PO30 5TS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vectis Cottages area

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Data Sources

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