Total Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Circular Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haylands & Swanmore , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Circular Road (PO33 1AL) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Haylands & Swanmore average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Circular Road (PO33 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundel Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amherst Place (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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