Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandown Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 67th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandown Road (PO36 9LE) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (PO36 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near Flitcroft Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denness Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamorbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flitcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsfield Avenue —
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Data Sources

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