Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Ratcliffe Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 467 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 Ratcliffe Avenue (PO33 3DN) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 237.5% higher than the Binstead & Fishbourne average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Avenue (PO33 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Partlands Avenue, where police recorded 17 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 Ratcliffe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Partlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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