Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Old School Mews area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 144th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Mews (PO37 6FH) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Mews (PO37 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklyn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Criagmore Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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