Crime Rates at Cross Street, Sandown, PO36 8BJ

Cross Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 227th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (PO36 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Brading & St Helens average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (PO36 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesham Terrace (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.