Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Princes Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Freshwater North & Yarmouth , and the 127th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Princes Road (PO40 9EE) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Princes Road (PO40 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solent Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highview —
Sep 2025Public order Solent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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