Total Crime Rate
329.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Vale area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haylands & Swanmore , and the 18th 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 Oak Vale (PO33 1GD) in the last 12 months was 329.3 per 1,000 residents and was 516.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 221.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Vale (PO33 1GD), 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.
View Crime In Haylands & Swanmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Slade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meaders Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Daniel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicks Close | Under investigation |
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