Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 143.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairmead Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 26th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairmead Close (PO36 9HH) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 253.3% higher than the Lake North average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairmead Close (PO36 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millennium Way, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmead Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millennium Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millennium Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs White'S Mead Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denness Road —
Sep 2025Drugs White'S Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Denness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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