Total Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Binstead & Fishbourne , and the 112th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Drive (PO33 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher than the Binstead & Fishbourne average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Drive (PO33 4QQ), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mary Rose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rectory Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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