Total Crime Rate

419.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 419.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 13th highest crime rate of 469 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 High Street (PO31 7SA) in the last 12 months was 419.9 per 1,000 residents and was 710.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 204.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO31 7SA), the main crime hotspot is near Shooters Hill. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shooters Hill Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bernard Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carvel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shooters Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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