Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Forest Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 117th 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 Forest Way (PO36 0JL) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Lake North average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Way (PO36 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woods Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woods Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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