Postcode · Sandown
Crime in PO36 9NS
How much crime is recorded in PO36 9NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandown & Brading
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
PO36 9NSSandown
How safe is PO36 9NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO36 9NS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 9NSNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Other theft5.34.5
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.