Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Downs View Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bembridge , and the 209th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Downs View Road (PO35 5QT) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher than the Bembridge average (35.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downs View Road (PO35 5QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walls Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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