Total Crime Rate

278.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 278.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Middleton area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Freshwater North & Yarmouth , and the 24th 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 Middleton (PO40 9NY) in the last 12 months was 278.1 per 1,000 residents and was 521.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 144.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 182.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton (PO40 9NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moons Hill, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton area

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Data Sources

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