Postcode · Sandown
Crime in PO36 0NQ
How much crime is recorded in PO36 0NQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shanklin West & Newchurch
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,179 (2024)
PO36 0NQSandown
How safe is PO36 0NQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO36 0NQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO36 0NQNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.