Crap Towns / Ventnor / Crime

How much crime is there in Ventnor?

The police recorded 79.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ventnor from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 37.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 73.7, down from 81.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	81.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	83.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	73.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	37.9	34.1
Shoplifting	9.7	7.1
Public order	8.5	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.7	7.0
Other theft	5.5	5.4
Burglary	3.4	3.1
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Vehicle crime	1.1	3.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Newport	13.1 km	120
Sandown	6.7 km	100
Ryde	14.5 km	88.2
Gosport	23.0 km	82.9
Ventnor	–	79.4
Shanklin	4.3 km	77.2
East Cowes	17.9 km	61.0
Freshwater and Totland	23.9 km	56.6
Blackfield and Langley	26.7 km	54.5
Cowes	18.5 km	42.4
Lee-on-the-Solent	25.0 km	33.3
The typical town	–	76.2