Crime Rates at Derwent Drive, Ryde, PO33 1NT

Derwent Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haylands & Swanmore , and the 157th 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 Derwent Drive (PO33 1NT) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Drive (PO33 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royal Walk, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amherst Place (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.