Crime Rates at Esplanade, Sandown, PO36 8DW

Esplanade area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 204th highest crime rate of 469 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 Esplanade (PO36 8DW) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esplanade (PO36 8DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pier Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.