Isle of Wight crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Isle of Wight crime rate

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The Isle of Wight presents a medium crime severity index.

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).

On the Isle of Wight, there’s been an uptick in Anti-social behaviour, Public order, Shoplifting, and Violence and sexual offences, highlighting concerns particularly around violence which has seen increases in 2021 and 2022. These patterns point to growing issues with disorder and theft. However, reductions in Anti-social behaviour, Public order, and Shoplifting in subsequent years, alongside a notable decrease in Violence and sexual offences in 2023, suggest effective responses to these challenges, reflecting the success of interventions to improve community safety.

Isle of Wight crime incidents by crime type

A total of 12417 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown 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 ?

Isle of Wight ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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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.

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List of all 39 wards from high crime rate to low.