Total Crime Rate

116.4 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 116.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 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
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

Ward Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 75th 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 Ward Avenue (PO31 8AY) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 124.6% higher than the Cowes Medina average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Avenue (PO31 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Avenue. Police recorded 17 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 Ward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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