Total Crime Rate

103.0 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 99th highest crime rate of 469 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 West Street (PO33 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.8% higher than the Binstead & Fishbourne average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PO33 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft King Arthur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Millward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Partlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanmore Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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