Crime Rate in Central Rural, ward

Central Rural has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 2900th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 558th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central Rural in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central Rural ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blackwater Hollow (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.