Total Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaktree Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 67th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaktree Close (PO36 9PD) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher than the Lake North average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaktree Close (PO36 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Flitcroft Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lake South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lamorbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flitcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denness Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelsfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haig Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Road | — |
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