Postcode · Sandown
Crime in PO36 8NB
How much crime is recorded in PO36 8NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandown & Brading
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,167 (2024)
PO36 8NBSandown
How safe is PO36 8NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO36 8NB 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 8NBNational
Violence and sexual offences41.323.6
Shoplifting34.48.4
Anti-social behaviour26.410.7
Burglary11.49.1
Public order9.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Drugs7.52.4
Other theft5.04.5
Robbery2.21.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.