Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bembridge , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO35 5SN) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Bembridge average (35.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (PO35 5SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennett Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foreland Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bembridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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