Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakwood Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 214th lowest 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 3JT) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Road (PO33 3JT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Haines Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haines Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bettesworth Road | Under investigation |
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