Crime Rate in Ryde Appley & Elmfield, ward

Ryde Appley & Elmfield has the 19th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 3174th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 615th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ryde Appley & Elmfield in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ryde Appley & Elmfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ryde Appley & Elmfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sutton Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.