Crime in PO33: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
PO33 recorded 195 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.51 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 53.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 32.1% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring75.28 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment195 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 32.1% year-on-year
Total Crimes
195Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Vale Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 4 | 9 |
| Union Street Map | total: 7 Shoplifting: 7 | 7 |
| Brookfield Gardens Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1 | 5 |
| Anglesea Street Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 2 Drugs: 1 | 5 |
| St Thomas Street Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 5 |
| Argyll Street Map | total: 4 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Woodhill Close Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 1 | 4 |
| Esplanade Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Ryde Bus Station Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| B3330 Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: PO33
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO33 (53.3%). Public Order (8.7%) and Anti-social Behaviour (7.2%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO33 has fallen sharply — by 32.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for PO33 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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