Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linnet Rise area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 467 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 Linnet Rise (PO36 9QT) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Lake North average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Linnet Rise (PO36 9QT), the main crime hotspot is near Blackpan Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackpan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lamorbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blackpan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blackpan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blackpan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackpan Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackpan Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackpan Close | Under investigation |
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