Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carlton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haylands & Swanmore , and the 182nd highest 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 Carlton Road (PO33 1DF) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlton Road (PO33 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Wicks Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wicks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sadlers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sadlers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sadlers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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