Total Crime Rate

398.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 398.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.6 10/10
  • Public order 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Marlborough Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 14th 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 Marlborough Road (PO38 1TY) in the last 12 months was 398.4 per 1,000 residents and was 338.2% 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 Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 207.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (PO38 1TY), 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 Marlborough 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 Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shore Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altofts Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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