Total Crime Rate
72.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 155th highest 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 Station Road (PO36 9BP) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (PO36 9BP), the main crime hotspot is near Downsview. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbank Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downsview | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A3055 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Perowne Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perowne Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drabbles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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