Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Victoria Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Freshwater North & Yarmouth , and the 49th 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 Victoria Road (PO41 0QW) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 233.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (PO41 0QW), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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