Total Crime Rate
184.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Court Road 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 Court Road (PO40 9NU) 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 Court Road (PO40 9NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roselands (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roselands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roselands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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