Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tennyson Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 136th 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 Tennyson Road (PO31 7PY) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (PO31 7PY), 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 Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamblers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Warrior Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Sidings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Sidings —
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Data Sources

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