Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 68th highest crime rate of 467 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 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.2% higher than the Central Rural average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarborough Close (PO38 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Yarborough Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Yarborough Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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