Total Crime Rate

515.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

311.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 515.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 311.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.1 10/10
  • Drugs 56.5 10/10
  • Public order 53.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ryde Appley & Elmfield , and the 7th highest crime rate of 467 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 Union Street (PO33 2EA) in the last 12 months was 515.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1012.6% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 311.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (PO33 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Union Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal
Apr 2026Public order Ryde Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde Bus Station
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas' Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yelfs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Union Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3055 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3055 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryde Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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