Overview of Isle of Wight crime rate
Positioned 9th out of 25 comparable areas for crime levels, the Isle of Wight reported 12,417 criminal incidents in 2023. With a population of 140,459, this translates to a crime rate of 88.4 incidents per 1,000 inhabitants, marking a 4.21% decrease from the previous year.
The most prevalent crime categories on the Isle of Wight include Violence and sexual offences (45.8%), Public order (11.1%), and Anti-social behaviour (10.7%). The least common types of crime are Theft from the person (0.5%), Robbery (0.3%), and Bicycle theft (0.1%).
The island comprises 39 wards, with Newport Central (345.7), Ryde North West (211.9), and Pan & Barton (203.7) experiencing the highest crime rates. Conversely, the most secure areas include Cowes West & Gurnard (36.6), Cowes Medina (35.3), and Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey (32.1).
Isle of Wight crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 5693 (45.8)%
- Public order – 1376 (11.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1329 (10.7)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1150 (9.3)%
- Shoplifting – 778 (6.3)%
- Other theft – 705 (5.7)%
- Drugs – 418 (3.4)%
- Burglary – 284 (2.3)%
- Vehicle crime – 227 (1.8)%
- Other crime – 190 (1.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 153 (1.2)%
- Theft from the person – 64 (0.5)%
- Robbery – 34 (0.3)%
- Bicycle theft – 16 (0.1)%
How does Isle of Wight compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Isle of Wight is compared against
Crime rates in Isle of Wight wards
There are 39 wards within Isle of Wight. Newport Central, Ryde North West, Pan & Barton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 39 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Newport Central (345.7)
- Ryde North West (211.9)
- Pan & Barton (203.7)
- Sandown North (152.3)
- Sandown South (141.0)
- Parkhurst & Hunnyhill (133.5)
- Ryde South East (128.9)
- Ryde Monktonmead (110.2)
- Cowes North (104.9)
- Ryde West (98.8)
- Ventnor & St Lawrence (98.5)
- Shanklin South (85.7)
- Fairlee & Whippingham (84.8)
- Freshwater South (84.6)
- Shanklin Central (83.4)
- Mountjoy & Shide (81.8)
- Lake North (79.0)
- Carisbrooke & Gunville (79.0)
- Osborne (76.8)
- Brading & St Helens (71.2)
- Totland & Colwell (68.6)
- East Cowes (62.7)
- Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch (59.9)
- Lake South (58.0)
- Nettlestone & Seaview (57.9)
- Ryde Appley & Elmfield (56.4)
- Wootton Bridge (55.2)
- Haylands & Swanmore (54.4)
- Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet (54.2)
- Freshwater North & Yarmouth (51.6)
- Chale, Niton & Shorwell (49.2)
- Central Rural (48.1)
- Binstead & Fishbourne (45.0)
- Newport West (42.2)
- Cowes South & Northwood (42.0)
- Bembridge (38.5)
- Cowes West & Gurnard (36.6)
- Cowes Medina (35.3)
- Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey (32.1)
Analyze trends and crime types for Isle of Wight wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Isle of Wight
There are 12 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Isle of Wight. Highest crime rates in PO30, PO36, PO33 .
- PO30 – 130.0
- PO36 – 101.0
- PO33 – 95.1
- PO40 – 86.6
- PO37 – 74.0
- PO32 – 66.8
- PO38 – 65.7
- PO39 – 51.8
- PO31 – 51.6
- PO41 – 46.9
- PO35 – 40.2
- PO34 – 22.3
Postcode districts in Isle of Wight
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