Total Crime Rate

364.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 364.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 65.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • 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

Madeira Lane area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Freshwater North & Yarmouth , and the 17th 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 Madeira Lane (PO40 9FH) in the last 12 months was 364.0 per 1,000 residents and was 713.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 190.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeira Lane (PO40 9FH), the main crime hotspot is near Martine Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madeira Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martine Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martine Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martine Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martine Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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