Postcode · Sandown
Crime in PO36 8AW
How much crime is recorded in PO36 8AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandown & Brading
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
PO36 8AWSandown
How safe is PO36 8AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO36 8AW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 8AWNational
Violence and sexual offences44.323.6
Anti-social behaviour31.810.7
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Public order8.04.6
Drugs7.32.4
Other theft7.14.5
Other crime2.61.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.