Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Boniface Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 115th highest crime rate of 467 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 St Boniface Road (PO38 1PL) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Boniface Road (PO38 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Boniface Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Boniface Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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