Crime Rates at High Street, Sandown, PO36 8DS

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 4th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO36 8DS) in the last 12 months was 751.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1497.3% 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 Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 244.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO36 8DS), 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.