Crime Rate in Sandown North, ward

Sandown North has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 628th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 70th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sandown North in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sandown North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 259 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 327 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sandown North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Chesham Terrace. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.