Total Crime Rate

90.9 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tennyson Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Freshwater North & Yarmouth , and the 118th highest crime rate of 469 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 Tennyson Road (PO40 9AE) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% higher than the Freshwater North & Yarmouth average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (PO40 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Longhalves. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longhalves Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longhalves Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Longhalves Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highview —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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