Total Crime Rate

158.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Kent Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haylands & Swanmore , and the 44th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Street (PO33 1EX) in the last 12 months was 158.0 per 1,000 residents and was 196.0% higher than the Haylands & Swanmore average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Street (PO33 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Vale. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St John'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meaders Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meaders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meaders Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Daniel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Vale
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Slade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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