Crime Rates at Royal Street, Sandown, PO36 8LP

Royal Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 181st 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 Royal Street (PO36 8LP) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Street (PO36 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guadeloupe Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pier Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.