Crime Rate in Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet, ward

Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet has the 7th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 1214th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 190th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Thorness Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.