Crime Rates at Sunnyhill Close, Sandown, PO36 9LS

Sunnyhill Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 175th highest crime rate of 469 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 Sunnyhill Close (PO36 9LS) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -67.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnyhill Close (PO36 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhall Drive, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnyhill Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.