Crime Rate in Cowes South & Northwood, ward

Cowes South & Northwood has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 39 wards in Isle of Wight district and the 868th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 113th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cowes South & Northwood in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Isle of Wight district average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cowes South & Northwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cowes South & Northwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ronsons Close (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.