Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 186th 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 Broadway (PO36 9FD) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (PO36 9FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferncliff Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Rise (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferncliff Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Royal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drabbles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A3055 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Reservoir Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Street | — |
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