Crime Rate in Shanklin Central, ward

Shanklin Central has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 2342nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 302nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shanklin Central in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shanklin Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 219 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shanklin Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 34 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Newbridge Close (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.