Total Crime Rate

329.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 329.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oak 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Vale area

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

Data Sources

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