Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Hill Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Hill Road (PO31 7EW) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Hill Road (PO31 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Ronsons Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronsons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamblers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Faith'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arnold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nelson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronsons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nelson Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
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