Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nunwell Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 117th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nunwell Street (PO36 9FF) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunwell Street (PO36 9FF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Nunwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Royal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferncliff Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3055 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Street —
Apr 2026Public order Drabbles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbank Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Reservoir Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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