Crime Rates at Brookside Close, Freshwater, PO40 9FF

Brookside Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Freshwater North & Yarmouth , and the 36th 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 Brookside Close (PO40 9FF) in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 320.7% higher than the Freshwater North & Yarmouth average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside Close (PO40 9FF), the main crime hotspot is near Longhalves. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.