# Sandown Security, Isle of Wight | Go Security > Crime near Sandown rose 23% in the latest quarter, with 195 shoplifting offences in a year. Short-notice guards, key holding and alarm response. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-sandown.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Sandown, Isle of Wight # Security Services in Sandown When a Sandown shop is broken into, an alarm keeps sounding or a booked guard cannot make it, you need someone who can arrange cover without fuss. Our 24/7 control room books guards, key holders and patrols for businesses on this part of the Isle of Wight. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Sandown ## Emergency cover for Sandown businesses Sandown is a town on the Isle of Wight, and its local police team has put retail crime and ASB at the top of its list. Police.uk logged 195 shoplifting offences within a mile in a year. If a window is smashed overnight or a lock is forced, our control room can arrange a key holder to attend, an officer to stand on site until repairs are done, or a temporary CCTV tower. Planned contracts follow once the immediate problem is handled. - 195 shoplifting offences within one mile - Overall crime up 23% in the latest quarter - Sandown, Lake, Brading and Shanklin stations within 5km - Hospitality at 12.0% of island firms Get a Quote [View Sandown on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Sandown%2C%20Isle%20of%20Wight) Sandown Business Profile ## Island officers and island trade Fifteen security workers registered with our network live within 10 miles of Sandown, and five of them currently hold a valid SIA licence and are available to be booked. Each one has been vetted to BS 7858 and is employed through PAYE. Every patrol is time-stamped by a GPS book-on, and the write-up reaches our 24/7 control room as soon as the officer finishes. The Isle of Wight has 4,720 registered businesses, led by construction on 680, hospitality on 565 and professional services on 545. Hospitality forms 12.0% of the island's firms against 6.5% nationally, so door supervisors and late cover for pubs, hotels and bars matter here. Manufacturing is also above the British average at 7.2% against 4.6%, pointing to static guards, access control and alarm response for workshops. 5 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 4,720 Registered businesses in Isle of Wight 9 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 33 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Sites and venues around Sandown - **Industrial & business parks:** Spithead Business Centre, Bigbury Farm and Quay Lane Farm - **Rail stations:** Sandown, Lake, Brading and Shanklin ### Venues & Martyn's Law Shanklin Theatre is the named venue within 5km. Once Martyn's Law takes effect, it and any event space admitting 200 or more people will carry new duties, and we can provide licensed event staff and stewarding. [What Martyn's Law means for venues](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Sandown ## Sandown and its neighbours Within 5km of Sandown there are four rail stations, at Sandown, Lake, Brading and Shanklin, along with 33 pubs, bars and nightclubs and nine mapped construction sites. Spithead Business Centre is the main named business location. A spread of shops, licensed premises and small workplaces like this tends to need flexible cover rather than one large static contract, with patrols, alarm response and key holding doing most of the work. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Wight_,_Sandown_Scenery_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2886057.jpg) by Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Sandown Use the links below to book emergency or planned security for a Sandown shop, bar, workshop or site. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Sandown's recorded crime Police.uk recorded 1,321 crimes inside a mile of Sandown in the 12 months from September 2025. Violence and sexual offences lead with 467, roughly 35% of the total, followed by anti-social behaviour on 237 and shoplifting on 195. Criminal damage and arson added 98 and public order 94. The most recent three months were 23% higher than the same period a year earlier. For retailers, that makes visible guarding and a named key holder worth having in place. 1,321 Recorded crimes in 12 months 467 Violence & sexual offences 237 Anti-social behaviour 195 Shoplifting 98 Criminal damage & arson 94 Public order Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## Sandown and Lake police team Hampshire Constabulary's Sandown and Lake neighbourhood team lists retail crime twice among its priorities, together with anti-social behaviour. Sandown and Lake Hampshire Constabulary **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Retail - Retail - ASB [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.hampshire.police.uk/internet/my-neighbourhood/isle-of-wight/south-wight/sandown-and-lake/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Sandown. Areas We Cover Near Sandown ## Island towns we cover Brading and Shanklin are each 2 miles from Sandown, with Ventnor and Ryde both 5 miles away. Further covered towns are shown below. [Brading](https://gosecurity.uk/security-brading.html) [Shanklin](https://gosecurity.uk/security-shanklin.html) [Ventnor](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ventnor.html) [Ryde](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ryde.html) [Newport](https://gosecurity.uk/security-newport-isle-of-wight.html) [East Cowes](https://gosecurity.uk/security-east-cowes.html) [Southsea](https://gosecurity.uk/security-southsea.html) [Gosport](https://gosecurity.uk/security-gosport.html) [Cowes](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cowes.html) [Portsmouth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-portsmouth.html) [Cosham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cosham.html) [Fareham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-fareham.html) Postcodes We Cover in Sandown ### Sandown postcode coverage The 5 postcode districts nearest central Sandown, covering parts of Isle of Wight. PO36PO37PO35PO34PO33 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Sandown Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you send someone if my Sandown premises is broken into? Our 24/7 control room can arrange a key holder to attend, an officer to stay on site until the building is secure, or a CCTV tower for the following nights. We have 15 security workers in our network living within 10 miles. ### Why is retail security a priority in Sandown? Shoplifting accounted for 195 offences within a mile, the third largest category, and the Sandown and Lake police team lists retail as a priority. Uniformed officers deter theft and record incidents in a form police can use. ### Do you provide door supervisors on the Isle of Wight? Yes. Hospitality is 12.0% of island businesses against 6.5% across Britain, and 33 pubs, bars and nightclubs trade within 5km of Sandown. Our door supervisors hold SIA licences and are BS 7858 vetted. ### Is crime rising around Sandown? Police.uk data shows the latest three months were 23% higher than a year earlier. Anti-social behaviour, with 237 offences, is the second largest category and one of the local police team's priorities. ### Can you look after a workshop or small factory? Manufacturing makes up 7.2% of Isle of Wight firms, above the 4.6% national figure. We offer alarm response, key holding, access control and static guards for workshops and production units. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Sandown Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Need security in Sandown? Call 0800 471 4792 to arrange cover in Sandown, or book a free on-site security audit, valued at £250, to plan longer-term protection. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.