Crime Rates at Esplanade, Ventnor, PO38 1JP

Esplanade area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 64th highest crime rate of 467 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 Esplanade (PO38 1JP) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esplanade (PO38 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.