Total Crime Rate

100.6 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Castle Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 105th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (PO31 7QG) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (PO31 7QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fountain Quay, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carvel Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carvel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountain Quay —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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