Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Square area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (PO36 0NW) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (PO36 0NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hope Mead, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartletts Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

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Data Sources

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