Crime Rate in Haylands & Swanmore, ward

Haylands & Swanmore has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 2894th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 557th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haylands & Swanmore in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haylands & Swanmore’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haylands & Swanmore ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Partlands Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.