Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nodes Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nodes Road (PO31 8AE) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nodes Road (PO31 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nodes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nodes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Uplands Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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