Total Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Yarborough Close area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Central Rural , and the 119th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yarborough Close (PO38 3HS) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher than the Central Rural average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarborough Close (PO38 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dubbers, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarborough Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yarborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yarborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yarborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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