Crime Rate in Lake North, ward

Lake North has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 3477th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 495th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lake North in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lake North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 81.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lake North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Millennium Way, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.