Total Crime Rate
105.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 94th highest crime rate of 467 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 Broadway (PO36 9AA) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (PO36 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downsview (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fitzroy Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagrove Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagrove Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagrove Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagrove Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jeal'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stower Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagrove Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagrove Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seagrove Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3329 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3329 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Benjamen Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downsview | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benjamen Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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