Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grove Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 467 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 Grove Road (PO38 1TH) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (PO38 1TH), 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.

Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shore Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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