Crime Rates at Ash Court, Ventnor, PO38 1BW

Ash Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 48th 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 Ash Court (PO38 1BW) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Ventnor & St Lawrence average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Court (PO38 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Lowtherville Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.