Wight Rural West
Population: 11,605
Policed by: Hampshire Constabulary
Neighbourhood Picture
The following table and graphs show you crime and ASB breakdowns and trends for Wight Rural West.
| ASB | Burglary | Robbery | Vehicle | Violent | Shoplifting | CD&A | Other Theft | Drugs | Bike Theft | Theft From the Person | Weapons | Public Order | Other | Total | |
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| Feb 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 |
| Dec 2023 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 |
| Nov 2023 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 60 |
| Oct 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 60 |
| Sep 2023 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 61 |
| Aug 2023 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 68 |
| Jul 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 74 |
| Jun 2023 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 92 |
| May 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 89 |
| Apr 2023 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 71 |
| Mar 2023 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 |
Crime Plus ASB Breakdown for Wight Rural West
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Crime Type and ASB Charts for Wight Rural West
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In September 2011, Other Crime was divided into 6 categories - Drugs, Public Disorder & Weapons (which was later split further and so is not displayed here), Criminal Damage & Arson (CD&A), Theft - Shoplifting, Theft-Other and Other.
From May 2013, the following changes were made to the crime categories:
I) The violent crime category was renamed "violence and sexual offences"
2) A new category for "bicycle theft" was created which previously fell within "other theft"
3) A new category for "theft from the person" was created which previously fell within "other theft"
4) Public disorder and weapons were then split into two new categories; "public order" and "possession of weapons"
5) Both "other firearms offences" and "other knives offences" which were in "other crime" were moved into "possession of weapons".
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The West Wight has many areas of outstanding natural beauty - rolling countryside, peaceful forests, picturesque villages and breathtaking coastal scenery, such as the rugged white cliffs of Freshwater Bay, the multi-coloured sandstone cliffs of Alum Bay and of course, the famous landmark Needles rocks. '
Victorian Freshwater has the air of a town, but in fact holds the status of a village. An 18 hole golf course is superbly situated on the downs above Freshwater Bay, there are plenty of shops, and West Wight Sports Centre has a public indoor swimming pool. Freshwater Bay has a small beach and a large car park and is the ideal starting point for cliff-top walks. Inland from the bay is Afton Marsh Nature Trail.
The west coast has many beautiful beaches and most are accessible by road or from the coastal path. At Alum Bay, the Needles Park has a chairlift to the beach, from which you can see the famous coloured. Families enjoy the delightful small beach at Totland Bay and the golden sands of Colwell Bay.