Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Wood Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ryde Appley & Elmfield , and the 192nd 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 St Johns Wood Road (PO33 1FL) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Ryde Appley & Elmfield average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Wood Road (PO33 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhill Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meaders Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marymead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
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