Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Pitt Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Haylands & Swanmore , and the 177th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitt Street (PO33 3EB) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Haylands & Swanmore average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitt Street (PO33 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haines Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pitt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Haines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pound Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Partlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Bettesworth Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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