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Isle of Wight

EnglandSouth EastIsle of Wight
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
140,519
Households
64,744
Crimes · Mar '26
648 · 4.6 per 1k
64,744
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
648 · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
5,136
Postcodes
64,744
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
648 · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
5,136
Postcodes

Overview of Isle of Wight

Coordinates50.6886, -1.2602
Postcodes
5,136
Population (Census)
140,519
Households (Census)
64,744
Recorded crime · Mar '26
648 · 4.6 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Isle of Wight

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.67 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.67 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Isle of Wight

Crime trends · Isle of Wight
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
319
YoY -10%
ASB
72
YoY +22%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
10
YoY -29%
Criminal damage
58
YoY +53%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
49
YoY +26%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising

648
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Isle of Wight

Ethnicity

Total residents: 140,459
White Brit.93.8%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.7%

Religion

Total residents: 140,453
Christian47.7%
No religion43.9%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 140,519
50–6422.7%
35–4915.5%
65–7415.4%
75–8410.0%
25–349.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%

Households

Total households: 64,744
Any member 66+18.1%
Other16.7%
All members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%