Crime Rates at Lea Road, Sandown, PO36 9HY

Lea Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 136th lowest 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 Lea Road (PO36 9HY) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Lake North average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (PO36 9HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.