Crime in Yarmouth
Recorded crime in Yarmouth is 0.7 times the Isle of Wight average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 6%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Yarmouth: about 1,058 residents in 2 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 3.8/10Weak
- 5-year change
- +6%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Isle of Wight average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Yarmouth.
Crime over 5 years
Up 6% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Yarmouth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Isle of Wight average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 70% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 70% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 8.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Isle of Wight (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Isle of Wight council area, not only Yarmouth. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 86 | 0.61 | Up 15% |
| Cars broken into | 65 | 0.46 | Down 8% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 606 | 4.3 | Down 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 127 | 0.90 | Up 4% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 2.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 22.0 |
| Drugs | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 5.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.4 |
| Public order | 6.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 0.7 |
Postcode districts in Yarmouth
Nearby towns
Council: Isle of Wight
Questions about crime in Yarmouth
- Is Yarmouth a safe place to live?
- Yarmouth scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the Isle of Wight average.
- Is crime going up or down in Yarmouth?
- Up 6% over 5 years, from 53 recorded crimes a year to 57.
- What is the most common crime in Yarmouth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Yarmouth compare with Isle of Wight?
- Crime severity in Yarmouth is 0.7 times the Isle of Wight average.
- How many cars are stolen in Yarmouth?
- In Isle of Wight, the council area Yarmouth is in, the police recorded 86 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, up 15% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Yarmouth?
- 606 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Isle of Wight, the council area Yarmouth is in, 4.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Yarmouth last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Isle of Wight, the council area Yarmouth is in, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.