Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pelham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 69th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pelham Road (PO31 7DR) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Road (PO31 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pelham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bernard Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Sidings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Uffa Fox Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Sidings —
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Data Sources

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