Crime Rates at Newport Road, Cowes, PO31 7QL

Newport Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 55th 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 Newport Road (PO31 7QL) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (PO31 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shooters Hill, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.