Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Isle of Wight has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 districts in South East region and the 151st lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South East), it has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 districts.
The overall crime rate in Isle of Wight in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the South East region average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Isle of Wight’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5,517 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 42 cases , up 5.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 21.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -13.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6,865 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 84.6 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport Central | 269.0 | 184.3 (218%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Sandown North | 151.7 | 67.1 (79%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Ryde North West | 132.3 | 47.7 (56%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Mountjoy & Shide | 130.2 | 45.6 (54%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Pan & Barton | 114.4 | 29.8 (35%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Ryde Monktonmead | 109.6 | 24.9 (29%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Ventnor & St Lawrence | 104.5 | 19.9 (23%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Sandown South | 98.5 | 13.9 (16%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Shanklin Central | 86.9 | 2.2 (3%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Ryde South East | 86.8 | 2.2 (3%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Nettlestone & Seaview | 84.4 | -0.2 (-0%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Fairlee & Whippingham | 78.9 | -5.7 (-7%) | High 7/10 |
| 13 | East Cowes | 78.6 | -6.0 (-7%) | High 7/10 |
| 14 | Lake North | 68.6 | -16.0 (-19%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Shanklin South | 67.1 | -17.6 (-21%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Parkhurst & Hunnyhill | 64.9 | -19.7 (-23%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 17 | Carisbrooke & Gunville | 64.1 | -20.5 (-24%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 18 | Totland & Colwell | 60.9 | -23.8 (-28%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 19 | Freshwater South | 60.7 | -23.9 (-28%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Ryde West | 60.5 | -24.1 (-29%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Ryde Appley & Elmfield | 56.8 | -27.8 (-33%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Cowes North | 55.5 | -29.1 (-34%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Central Rural | 53.5 | -31.1 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 24 | Haylands & Swanmore | 53.4 | -31.3 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 25 | Cowes Medina | 51.8 | -32.8 (-39%) | Low 4/10 |
| 26 | Lake South | 50.2 | -34.5 (-41%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Brading & St Helens | 47.1 | -37.6 (-44%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Freshwater North & Yarmouth | 44.8 | -39.9 (-47%) | Low 3/10 |
| 29 | Wootton Bridge | 43.0 | -41.7 (-49%) | Low 3/10 |
| 30 | Binstead & Fishbourne | 41.6 | -43.1 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 31 | Osborne | 38.3 | -46.3 (-55%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 32 | Newport West | 35.7 | -48.9 (-58%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 33 | Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet | 35.7 | -49.0 (-58%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 34 | Bembridge | 35.0 | -49.7 (-59%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 35 | Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch | 34.9 | -49.7 (-59%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 36 | Chale, Niton & Shorwell | 33.1 | -51.6 (-61%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 37 | Cowes South & Northwood | 31.6 | -53.0 (-63%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 38 | Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey | 28.3 | -56.3 (-67%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 39 | Cowes West & Gurnard | 26.9 | -57.8 (-68%) | Very low 1/10 |
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