Crime Rates at Linnet Rise, Sandown, PO36 9QT

Linnet Rise area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lake North , and the 65th 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 Linnet Rise (PO36 9QT) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Lake North average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linnet Rise (PO36 9QT), 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.