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The Isle of Wight is the 22nd most dangerous county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in the Isle of Wight in 2021 was 75 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 39 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of the Isle of Wight's larger towns and cities, Newport is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Ryde, and Shanklin comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of the Isle of Wight, starting with Cowes which ranks as the safest area in Isle of Wight, followed up by East Cowes in second place, and Shanklin in third place.
Incidents mapped in Isle of Wight represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 1,936 | 13.69 |
| Bicycle Theft | 50 | 0.35 |
| Burglary | 275 | 1.94 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 1,118 | 7.90 |
| Drugs | 445 | 3.15 |
| Other Crime | 176 | 1.24 |
| Other Theft | 684 | 4.84 |
| Possession of Weapons | 134 | 0.95 |
| Public Order | 1,636 | 11.57 |
| Robbery | 47 | 0.33 |
| Shoplifting | 289 | 2.04 |
| Theft From the Person | 52 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 191 | 1.35 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 5,541 | 39.17 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Isle of Wight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowes | 557 | 52 | 44% safer |
| East Cowes | 469 | 57 | 31% safer |
| Newport | 2,967 | 112 | 33% more dangerous |
| Ryde | 2,115 | 85 | 12% more dangerous |
| Shanklin | 685 | 74 | 1.0% safer |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 10 | 14 | 18 | 14 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.35 | Safer |
| Burglary | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Safer |
| Drugs | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 6 | 5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.95 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.33 | Getting worse |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.37 | Getting worse |
| Vehicle Crime | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 31 | 33 | 34 | 39 | Getting worse |
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