Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nicholas Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 206th 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 Nicholas Close (PO36 0BL) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Brading & St Helens average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 247.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Close (PO36 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near B3395. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholas Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonia Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonia Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3395 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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