Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Playstreet Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Playstreet Lane (PO33 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Playstreet Lane (PO33 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Partlands Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tandy Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Playstreet Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haines Close
Sep 2025Public order Pellhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pellhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tandy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tandy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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