Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

St Boniface Villas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 150th highest crime rate of 469 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 Boniface Villas (PO38 1NB) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Boniface Villas (PO38 1NB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Boniface Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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