Total Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.9 1/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cherry Side area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Side (PO36 9LU) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Lake North average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Side (PO36 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhall Drive, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnyhill Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Woodhall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamorbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodhall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Woodhall Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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