Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Drugs 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dover Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ryde Appley & Elmfield , and the 66th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Street (PO33 2EX) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% higher than the Ryde Appley & Elmfield average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (PO33 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Esplanade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vernon Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Belvedere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esplanade
Sep 2025Public order Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Sep 2025Burglary Monkton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3055 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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