Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Undercliff Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Undercliff Drive (PO38 1XF) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Undercliff Drive (PO38 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spindlers Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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