Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dudley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 70th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (PO38 1ER) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (PO38 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pound Lane, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pound Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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