Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alverstone Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 467 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 Alverstone Road (PO36 0NY) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Lake North average (74.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alverstone Road (PO36 0NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skinner'S Hill, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alverstone Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinner'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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