Total Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 229th lowest 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 High Street (PO33 4LU) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (PO33 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Rose Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Binstead & Fishbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wooton Lodge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rectory Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mary Rose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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