Postcode · Sandown
Crime in PO36 8PP
How much crime is recorded in PO36 8PP, 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
- 1,416 (2024)
PO36 8PPSandown
How safe is PO36 8PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO36 8PP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 8PPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Shoplifting20.28.4
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary4.59.1
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.