Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 149th highest crime rate of 467 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 Westwood Road (PO33 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% higher than the Binstead & Fishbourne average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (PO33 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Place, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyll Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Vincent'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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