Total Crime Rate

297.0 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 297.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 184.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Merrie Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 20th 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 Merrie Gardens (PO36 9QS) in the last 12 months was 297.0 per 1,000 residents and was 332.8% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrie Gardens (PO36 9QS), 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 Merrie Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Sep 2025Robbery Woodhall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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