Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Albans Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Gardens (PO38 1DF) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Ventnor & St Lawrence average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Gardens (PO38 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornwall Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Albans Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steephill Down Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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