Total Crime Rate

79.4 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Kent Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 145th 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 Kent Road (PO38 1NH) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (PO38 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shore Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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