Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Lower Bettesworth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 227th highest crime rate of 469 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 Lower Bettesworth Road (PO33 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Bettesworth Road (PO33 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfield Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Bettesworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashey Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Monterey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haines Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland View —
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Data Sources

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