Crime Rate in Wootton Bridge, ward

Wootton Bridge has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 1911th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 342nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wootton Bridge in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wootton Bridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wootton Bridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mary Rose Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.