Crime Rate in Brading & St Helens, ward

Brading & St Helens has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 2304th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 429th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brading & St Helens in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brading & St Helens’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brading & St Helens ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lower Furlongs. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.