Shanklin Central
WardEast Isle of Wight. About 4,001 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Shanklin Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Shanklin Central compares
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Is Shanklin Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shanklin Central at a rate of 114.4 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shanklin Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (156), other crime (81) and criminal damage and arson (41).
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 ward, so they describe all of Isle of Wight and not Shanklin Central alone. See Isle of Wight
Shanklin Central in brief
Shanklin Central had 3,986 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Shanklin Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shanklin Central, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Shanklin Central, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.