Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Desmond Price Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 175th highest crime rate of 469 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 Desmond Price Close (PO36 9PB) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Lake North average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -67.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desmond Price Close (PO36 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Lake North

Crime Over Time in Desmond Price Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs White'S Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs White'S Mead Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Percy Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑