Crime Rates at Grove Road, Sandown, PO36 9BE

Grove Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brading & St Helens , and the 155th 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 Grove Road (PO36 9BE) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (PO36 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downsview (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.