Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sovereign Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 62nd 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 Sovereign Way (PO33 3DL) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 225.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Way (PO33 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Partlands Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pellhurst Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Southfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Arthur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pellhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pellhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Partlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haines Close —
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Data Sources

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