Crime Rates at Orchard Close, Wroxall, Ventnor, PO38 3FH

Orchard Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ventnor & St Lawrence , and the 181st 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 Orchard Close (PO38 3FH) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (PO38 3FH), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.