Total Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 104.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Catherines View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 98th highest crime rate of 467 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 St Catherines View (PO38 1HS) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines View (PO38 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Catherines View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Boniface Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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