Crime Rates at West Street, Ryde, PO33 2NX

West Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ryde Appley & Elmfield , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (PO33 2NX) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PO33 2NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Thomas' Square, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.