Postcode · Sandown
Crime in PO36 9LP
How much crime is recorded in PO36 9LP, 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
- 1,070 (2024)
PO36 9LPSandown
How safe is PO36 9LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO36 9LP area, well 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 9LPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Shoplifting12.48.4
Burglary3.59.1
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery2.21.4
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime0.31.5
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.