Crime Rate in Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch, ward

Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 1137th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 170th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lowtherville Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.