Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oakwood Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 168th 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 Oakwood Road (PO33 3JS) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Road (PO33 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfield Gardens, where police recorded 13 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 Oakwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pound Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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