Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandown Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandown Road (PO36 9LB) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Lake North average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (PO36 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Flitcroft Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sandown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haig Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chelsfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flitcroft Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamorbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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