Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.6 2/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Bay Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Bay Road (PO38 1QR) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Bay Road (PO38 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarence Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Boniface Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Bay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maples Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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