Crime Rates at St Johns Road, Sandown, PO36 8EW

St Johns Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 6th highest crime rate of 469 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 St Johns Road (PO36 8EW) in the last 12 months was 527.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1020.3% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 193.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (PO36 8EW), 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.