Total Crime Rate

403.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 403.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shooters Hill area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 12th highest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shooters Hill (PO31 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 403.3 per 1,000 residents and was 678.3% higher than the Cowes Medina average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 187.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shooters Hill (PO31 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shooters Hill, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B3320 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shooters Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Uffa Fox Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooters Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fountain Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carvel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3320 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooters Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooters Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shooters Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shooters Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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