Total Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castlehaven Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Central Rural , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 467 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 Castlehaven Lane (PO38 2ND) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Central Rural average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castlehaven Lane (PO38 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlehaven Lane, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandrock Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chale, Niton & Shorwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandrock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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