Shanklin West & Newchurch
Middle areaEast Isle of Wight. 8,002 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 20 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in Shanklin West & Newchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shanklin West & Newchurch
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shanklin West & Newchurch at a rate of 74.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Isle of Wight.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 231 |
| Shoplifting | 117 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shanklin West & Newchurch compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shanklin West & Newchurch safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shanklin West & Newchurch at a rate of 74.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Isle of Wight.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shanklin West & Newchurch.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (231), shoplifting (117) and other crime (105).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Isle of Wight
These figures are published for the whole of Isle of Wight, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Isle of Wight and not Shanklin West & Newchurch alone. See Isle of Wight
Shanklin West & Newchurch in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shanklin West & Newchurch was £282,250 in 2025.
Shanklin West & Newchurch had 8,022 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Shanklin West & Newchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shanklin West & Newchurch, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.